Coin de Ferme small scale painting always in search of clearer

always in search of clearer

a mound emits thick smoke

3" impact along the upper inner horizontal edge

The composition is all in volume

Coin de Ferme small scale painting always in search of clearer19th century French oil painting on canvas, signed F. Barillet, 1897, for Franois Barillet (1849 1911). This muted farm scene shows a unique angle from behind the house, with the signs of a working farm clearly visible. Fencing is stacked along the back of the stone house, and we see the beginnings of a rock wall to the left of the road. In the distance, barely visible, is a woman walking or working in the fields. The painting is reminiscent of later