La Fôret

19th-century oil on canvas signed lower right Eug. Bourgeois for Eugène Victor Bourgeois (1855–1909).

A forest landscape in the tradition of late 19th-century woodland painting. The foreground clearing is held in shadow, while light expands toward the center of the composition. A solitary figure, a woman carrying a basket, introduces scale and presence within the woods and harvested landscape.

The treatment of light is measured and deliberate, giving the landscape weight as a subject rather than as backdrop. A restrained palette and controlled handling contribute to the overall sense of quiet focus.

About the artist:

Eugène Victor Bourgeois (1855–1909) was a French painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and worked within the naturalist and landscape traditions of his time. His oeuvre is largely devoted to rural and countryside subjects.

• Overall Size: 9.4" x 12.5" / 24.5cm x 32.5cm.
  
• Country of origin: France. 
• Signature: Eugène Victor Bourgeois (1855-1909).
• Creation date: Late 19th century.  
  
• Condition: The surface presents a fine, consistent age-related craquelure, including a concentric “rosette” craquelure visible at the center of the composition. This phenomenon is stable, purely visual, with no impact on the painting. Overall condition is consistent with the age of the work. While framing may be considered, the painting stands confidently on its own as presented.
• Materials: Oil painting on canvas.
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