Lac Nuageux

This 19th-century oil painting on hard carton board is from the atelier of Normandy painter Emile Tremblay (1855-1935). The back of the painting attributes it to Louis Alexandre Joannis, born in 1783.

This is a gorgeous small-scale work, created with great skill and small brushstrokes. Some textures in the painting resemble fingerprints, and there appears to be a fingerprint in the lake. Although unsigned, the painting remarkably resembles the Normandy landscape. A pencil inscription on the back reads, "Sans doute Alexandre Johannis," which translates to "Without doubt, Alexandre Johannis." Louis Alexandre Joannis was a painter born in 1783 in Paris, who successfully submitted his landscapes to the salons in the mid-1800s. How Tremblay acquired his work remains unknown.

• Overall Size: 5.5" x 9" / 14cm x 23cm.
  
• Country: France.
  
• Provenance: Atelier Tremblay (Normandy). 
• Attributed to: Louis Alexandre Joannis, born in 1783.
• Date: Mid-19th century.
• Materials: Oil on hard carton. 
• Texture: The surface of the piece presents a slight texture to the touch. 
• Condition: The painting is over 150 years old and in great condition for its age with rounded corners and missing paint in the corners.
  
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