Haystack painting rustic scene by Julien Gerardot Oil on canvas

Superb painting oil on canvas of the twentieth century, french school representing a rural scene with its peasants is signed by julien gerardot. He takes up the theme of haystacks that monet and millet loved to paint. In this painting, haystacks are honored. They appear in the foreground and occupy a third of the painting. This enhancement of the haystacks is reinforced by the play of shade. The sun that reflects the shadow of the millstones gives even more importance to these haystacks. But the most interesting detail is the appearance of characters in the painting. To allow the eye to assess the actual size of the wheels and to give them a scale, he highlighted tiny silhouettes of several limbs. These silhouettes as well as the drop shadow bring out the gigantism of the hay piles. Especially since julien gerardot cheats a little by placing the characters halfway between the two wheels, and not in the foreground. Very nice piece very decorative and historical on the old harvests. Great finesse of painting and play of light. Nice rural scene. The table is signed at the bottom left. On the back of the canvas, there is a label of the french school. Dimension: 81cm X 54cm.