{"product_id":"antique-signed-european-stone-gate-landscape-oil-painting-early-1900s","title":"Antique Signed European Stone Gate Landscape Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small mountain landscape with a green iron gate between capped stone piers, a whitewashed wall and a shuttered house beside it. The paint is loaded and quick in the poplars and slows down for the stonework and ironwork, with a clearing sky over the ridge behind. The reverse carries a loose graphite sketch of a building and fence, a nice detail to find on the back of a small panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Bearing a faded signature in the lower left, illegible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Roadside gate and stone piers with poplars and a mountain range beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental European, likely French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Panel Size | 7.5 in. W x 9.5 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 9.25 in. W x 11.25 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Vertical rectangle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt wood frame with a stepped profile, worn through to a red ground at the edges and corners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | Tonal regional landscape with loaded, direct brushwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Board, with a bare reverse carrying a loose graphite sketch of a building and fence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The oil surface is stable on its board. There is a small area of paint loss in the sky at upper left, and a scattering of small specks and spots across the sky and foreground. Fine surface cracking is visible in the sky. The paint is thick in the foliage and road, and that texture is intact. The faded signature in the lower left sits in the road foreground and cannot be read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe board has a small hole at the upper left corner and another at the lower left corner, each going all the way through the board. They sit at the edge of the painted area, where the board meets the frame. The holes are old and stable, and the board is otherwise sound. The reverse is bare board with the graphite sketch described above and some wear at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame shows the most age. The gilding is worn through to the red ground along the edges and at all four corners, with small chips and nicks along the right side, where there is a longer run of lifted gilding and exposed white ground toward the lower right corner. There are traces of white paint along the rear edges. The frame is sound and holds the panel firmly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636980515094,"sku":"ENM-2213","price":525.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14500.jpg?v=1793205898","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-signed-european-stone-gate-landscape-oil-painting-early-1900s","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}