{"product_id":"mid-century-french-impasto-courtyard-painting-c-1955","title":"Mid-Century French Impasto Courtyard Painting, c.1955","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003eA small vintage painting sourced in France, depicting an old-world courtyard scene with rounded stone archways, steps, tall trees, and quiet passages leading the eye into the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003eThis piece has wonderful texture and movement, created with a raised impasto technique and expressive palette-knife work. Aqua and teal blues mix with deep greens, soft gray stone tones, warm ochre, and small touches of pink that appear almost like trailing vines or flowers. The thick strokes give the piece a lively, dimensional quality, especially along the arches, greenery, stairway, and sun-lit stone steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eThe composition feels bright and architectural, with corridors, doorways, and a trailing fence that suggest a tucked-away village courtyard. It is a small but character-filled piece, perfect for layering on a shelf, styling in a vignette, or propping in an easel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2349\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/em\u003e Sourced in France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2414\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eSignature:\u003c\/em\u003e Indistinctly signed lower left, appears dated “55”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2461\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eMedium:\u003c\/em\u003e Textured paint on board, likely oil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2486\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eSize: \u003c\/em\u003e8 5\/8” x 6 1\/4”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2505\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eFrame:\u003c\/em\u003e Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2586\"\u003e• \u003cem\u003eEstimated age:\u003c\/em\u003e Mid-20th century, likely circa 1955 based on the apparent date\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2866\"\u003eVintage condition with age-related wear visible to the board and edges. The surface has heavy intentional texture from the impasto technique. Please review photos closely, as this piece is sold as found and retains small traces of age, handling, and earlier use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rue \u0026 Relique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155128467627,"sku":"ART-008","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/9172\/8811\/files\/mid-century-french-impasto-courtyard-painting-front-4.jpg?v=1780319354","url":"https:\/\/rueandrelique.com\/products\/mid-century-french-impasto-courtyard-painting-c-1955","provider":"Rue \u0026 Relique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}