Narcisse Ancelme, Landscape with Lake, Early 20th Century, Oil on Canvas

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The Antique Landscape Paintings category presents an oil on canvas painting from the early 20th century, depicting a

lake landscape … Read more The Antique Landscape Paintings category presents an oil on canvas painting from the early 20th century, depicting a

lake landscape immersed in a poetic and silent atmosphere.

The composition features a calm body of water gently reflecting the autumn foliage of trees lining the shores.

The palette is soft and harmonious: pearly blues, powdery pinks, greens, and golden ochres, applied with light, vibrant

brushstrokes typical of French post-Impressionist landscape painting.

The rendering of the reflections on the water demonstrates remarkable luminous sensitivity and strong technical mastery.

The atmosphere is intimate and contemplative, almost suspended in time, a quality that makes this antique painting

particularly appreciated by collectors of 20th-century French art.

The antique artwork is signed lower right N. Ancelme, a French painter known for portraits, but primarily specialized in landscapes.

Narcisse Ancelme (1872–1938) was born in Pillon, in the Meuse department (Lorraine, France), and trained under masters such as

Jules Adler and Dupuy. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Ancelme was active in the official French art scene, exhibiting at major salons and exhibitions, including the Salon des Indépendants

(jury-free exhibitions in Paris) in 1907 and 1909, and the Salon des Artistes Français between 1922 and 1929, where he presented

works such as Le lac en automne and other landscapes.

The oil painting is housed in a finely carved gilt wooden frame, which enhances the artwork and dates to the same period as the painting.

Both the frame and the antique canvas have been carefully and professionally restored.

Bibliography:
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs.

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Canvas size: 65 × 50 cm
Overall size with frame: 78 × 63 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Weight: 2.5 kg This piece has an attribution mark,
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