Effet d'Automne under_$800 but a clean varnish has

but a clean varnish has helped to protect and seal the painting

The silhouette of the lone figure adds a quiet sense of solitude

in the spirit of a painter’s studio

4" / 14cm x 19cm

A 20th-century French school oil painting on wooden panel

Effet d'Automne under_$800 but a clean varnish has20th century oil painting on carton signed Georges Darnet (18591936) in the lower left corner. On the reverse: a handwritten label, partially faded, with a possible reading "tang de Ruffaud (Corrze)" (translated: "Ruffaud Pond, Corrze") and titled "Effet d'automne" (Autumn Effect). This landscape on hard carton is quintessentially autumnal, with golden browns and hazy blues reflecting across trees, water, and sky. Darnet captures the lightness within