Effet d'Automne under_$800 in the spirit of a

in the spirit of a painter’s studio

The gilded wooden frame is also in good condition

Due to the prevailing restrictions barring women from the Academy of Fine Arts

Poplar trees in the background are the only break in the landscape before the sky

Effet d'Automne under_$800 in the spirit of a20th century oil painting on carton signed Georges Darnet (18591936) in the lower left corner. On the reverse: a handwritten label, partially faded, with a possible reading "tang de Ruffaud (Corrze)" (translated: "Ruffaud Pond, Corrze") and titled "Effet d'automne" (Autumn Effect). This landscape on hard carton is quintessentially autumnal, with golden browns and hazy blues reflecting across trees, water, and sky. Darnet captures the lightness within