A charming early 20th-century rural landscape, beautifully painted in oil on canvas and depicting a peaceful countryside scene with hay stooks in the foreground, mature trees, a winding rural path and a village with church beyond.

The painting has a particularly attractive atmospheric quality, with a softly worked sky and warm, earthy tones throughout. The distant village and church spire create a pleasing sense of depth, while the figures and haystooks add character and scale to the composition.

The work is signed with a JC monogram to the lower right.

Presented in an impressive antique giltwood frame with elaborate foliate decoration, which complements the traditional landscape beautifully and gives the piece a strong decorative presence

Measurements

* Overall framed size: 88 × 77.5 cm

Approx. 34.65 × 30.51 inches

* Actual painting size: 50 × 60 cm

Approx. 19.69 × 23.62 inches

Condition

The painting is offered in genuine antique condition, with signs of age consistent with its period. There are some surface marks and age-related imperfections visible on close inspection. The ornate gilt frame also shows expected signs of age, including areas of wear and patination.

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A lovely traditional European-style countryside painting, ideal for collectors of antique landscapes or as a striking decorative addition to a period, country house, library, study or dark academia-inspired interior.