Lavandière france antiques A plaque bearing the artist's

A plaque bearing the artist's name is located on the lower horizontal edge

and contributing to the effect that signals last light (7 or 8 p

Dangoumau (20th century)

probably in a suburb of Paris

1" / 21cm x 36

Lavandière france antiques A plaque bearing the artist'sA whimsical scene on hard carton from the home and atelier of French artist Ccile Hertz Eyrolles (18751974). The work has the atelier stamp on the back of the painting. This lifestyle scene features a woman in the lower right hand corner, kneeling along the banks of a meandering river, washing laundry, hence the name, "Lavandire," which means laundress or washerwoman. The painting is made up of vivid strokes of green, and muted blues. Against the sky,