10 - Marcel Cramoysan (1915-2007) | French

Marcel Cramoysan (1915-2007) | French Village with a Church Tower, c. 1960's Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed ‘Cramoysan’ (lower left). Dimensions: Artwork: 33 × 41 cm | 13 × 16.1 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Oil on canvas, unlined, on its original stretcher. The paint layer is stable with a fine craquelure in the thinly painted sky; light surface dust; unframed. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- A hill village of ochre and rust-red houses climbs towards a church whose square tower and pointed spire stand against a pale turquoise sky; in the foreground a farm building with a dark barn arch, a cart with red wheels and a track of warm earth lead into the picture. The paint is laid on with the knife in dry, scumbled strokes, the colours of the walls, sand, brick and burnt sienna, set off by the cool sky. Marcel Cramoysan (1915–2007), pupil of Pinchon and one of the last painters of the École de Rouen, travelled through Provence, Spain and Italy for subjects like this one; the village here, with its southern light and its tall spire, is one of his southern motifs, painted with the warm, earthy palette he kept for them.