Charles Morancé (1872–1935) - Cathédrale du Mans
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Cathédrale du Mans, a 1900–1910 oil on canvas landscape painting from France by Charles Morancé (1872–1935), sold with frame.
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Artist: signed in red at the bottom left “Ch. Morancé” and dated “1893 Charles Morancé (Le Mans, 1872 – Boulogne-sur-Seine, 1935), cited as a “painter from Sarthe” in La Province du Maine (1936, vol. 16, p. 65-69).
- Technique: oil on canvas (old wooden stretcher), [canvas dimensions: 46x 27cm; with frame: 46x 65 cm].
- Subject: rural landscape with a road bordered by poplars, houses with tiled and slate roofs, and in the distance a town dominated by a large silhouette that could be the Saint-Julien Cathedral of Le Mans
- Frame: antique, dark wood with a gilded edge. 19th-century Barbizon frame
- Condition: craquelures and yellowed varnish visible in the sky, with no hole or apparent tear. Oil-migration stains on the back. No known restoration.
- On the back: pencil annotations on the frame, chalk-number “H261” and a small stamp at the top right. No gallery label or title.
- Provenance: purchased in Angers
Artist: signed in red at the bottom left “Ch. Morancé” and dated “1893 Charles Morancé (Le Mans, 1872 – Boulogne-sur-Seine, 1935), cited as a “painter from Sarthe” in La Province du Maine (1936, vol. 16, p. 65-69).
- Technique: oil on canvas (old wooden stretcher), [canvas dimensions: 46x 27cm; with frame: 46x 65 cm].
- Subject: rural landscape with a road bordered by poplars, houses with tiled and slate roofs, and in the distance a town dominated by a large silhouette that could be the Saint-Julien Cathedral of Le Mans
- Frame: antique, dark wood with a gilded edge. 19th-century Barbizon frame
- Condition: craquelures and yellowed varnish visible in the sky, with no hole or apparent tear. Oil-migration stains on the back. No known restoration.
- On the back: pencil annotations on the frame, chalk-number “H261” and a small stamp at the top right. No gallery label or title.
- Provenance: purchased in Angers
Details
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Artist
Charles Morancé (1872–1935)
Title of artwork
Cathédrale du Mans
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1893
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
46 cm
Width
27 cm
Weight
2.5 kg
Depiction/theme
Cityscape
Style
Impressionism
Period
1900-1910
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