La Place nude painting The composition is likely inspired

The composition is likely inspired by Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande

3" x 9" / 16cm x 23

The entire scene emanates a sense of "dusk

6" / 43cm x 55cm

1" x 11" / 36cm x 28cm

La Place nude painting The composition is likely inspiredAn oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner by Maurice Mathurin (18841965) and dated 1940. The work shows a square named "14 juillet" (July 14th), the date of the French national holiday. This calm view shows a typical French square, painted during the war years, probably in a suburb of Paris, bordered by trees and houses. The light is gentle, almost misty, and transmits a sort of stillness. Its Impressionist touch remains discreet but provides