To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop
To be edited: Paris Flood - French Art Shop

Paris Banks

Antique French painting from France: 19th century British School oil on carton signed Cécil CP Lawson (1849-1882). Dated January 1910 and located at 2 rue Cassini Quai des Grands Augustins (left bank quays in Paris) on the back.

The work represents the flood of the Seine in 1910, often described as a centennial flood, and the largest known overflow of the Seine since 1658. The Marais district was submerged, like many others. The panel has no thicknesses on the surface. A work with a beautiful gradient of natural light and a pastel blue and sand orange palette.

About the artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson was a British painter who specialized in landscapes. He was born December 14, 1849 in Shrewsbury and died June 10, 1882 in Haslemere.

  • Overall size: 10.6" x 13.7" / 27cm x 35cm.  
  • Provenance: France. 
  • Signed: Yes, Cécil CP Lawson (1849-1882).
  • Date: 1910.
  • Materials: Oil on carton. 
  • Condition: The panel is in very good condition despite some small traces due to time.
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