Ernest Courtois de Bonnencontre (1859-1955) - Clair de lune dans les Andes Argentines

Superb original watercolor on art paper by the French travel painter Ernest Courtois de Bonnencontre (1859-1955).This early youth work, dated 1880, offers a spectacular nocturnal view of the Andes under moonlight, animated by a campfire in the foreground.
Artist: Ernest Courtois de Bonnencontre (1859-1955) [1]
Technique: Original watercolor painted by hand (and not a print/lithograph)
Dimensions of the work: 47 x 66 cm
With frame: 94X77cm
Signature: Hand-signed and dated "E. C. Bonnencontre 1880" at the bottom left
In perfect condition, the blue and gray pigments have preserved a very beautiful intensity. Frame with some minor losses in the gilded wood of the period with the original identification plaque.