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Oil on canvas signed by Gustave Mascart (1834-1912)
Fishing port in Holland with a view of the docks and a mill in the foreground
Canvas depicting several sailboats at the dock with a busy street
Mill that must have served as a harbor master's office
Advertisement for Van Houten cocoa on the gable of a house
Numerous figures and boats in the background with the town belfry in the center
Very well rendered in the play of light and shadow
Very likely view of the Netherlands or Flemish Belgium
Signed lower right G. Mascart
Some minor restorations due to use
1950s gold leaf frame
Length: 82.5 cm
Width: 68 cm
Thickness: 4.6 cm
View: 63.4 x 49 cm
Biography:
Gustave Mascart was born on March 8, 1834 in Valenciennes
He was a French landscape painter from the late 19th century.
He was a student of Jean-Baptiste Durand-Brager and Julien Potier and trained between Brussels and Paris.
He was active mainly in the Île-de-France region, Normandy, northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
His works consist primarily of views of Paris and its suburbs, including views of the banks of the Seine, urban landscapes depicting cities in northern France, Normandy, but also Belgian and Dutch cities, and port scenes. His pictorial style and themes seem to be heavily inspired by the northern schools.
He made his debut at the Salon in 1880 with a painting entitled The Fishery at Ghent.
He died on July 16, 1912, in Paris.
Some of his paintings are currently housed in regional or departmental museums.
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