Les Citrons french landscape Three years later

Three years later

About the artist: Raymond Crétot Duval was a French painter

to remind us that nature and ephemeral light are the true subjects of the landscape

A French seascape with voluminous brushstrokes

where he gradually embraced the Orientalist style

Les Citrons french landscape Three years later20th century French School oil painting on canvas mounted on carton. The work has a little texture to the touch. A minimalist still life representing two lemons placed on a book. The light is concentrated on the citrus fruits and the leaves, revealing a hyper realistic work of the nuanced colors of the lemon skin which intermingle in a natural way with the shadows. The lemon as a subject is very present in Dutch Baroque paintings where they symbolize