Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures pine limb box sturdy and stable and lovely

sturdy and stable and lovely

This old school slate provided the perfect surface upon which to paint two different views--get tired of one

The paper is as documented--a nice weight art/document type paper

everyday from now until forever

Structurally sound and very sweet

Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures pine limb box sturdy and stable and lovelyThe back of this painting notes the subject as Eglise de Maisons Lafitte, which indeed is a church, better known as Eglise Saint Nicola, still standing in Maisons Lafitte, not far outside Paris. However, it seems that the church, completed in 1878, has had some additions and subtractions since, including losing the patterned roof and blue steeple that contribute to making this painting so striking. (There's an image of an old postcard in photos that