French school; end of the 19th century.

French school; end of XIX century.
"Navy".
Oil on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 17 x 36 cm; 25 x 42,5 cm (frame).
The navies occupied a prominent place in the French painting of the 19th century, reflecting not only the interest in the representation of the coastal landscape, but also the close relationship of France with the sea as a source of trade, exploration and culture. Within the context of Romanticism and, later, Realism and Impressionism, artists found in maritime scenes an ideal medium for exploring the effects of light, the movement of water and the changing atmosphere. Painters of the period, influenced by both the Dutch landscape tradition and the technical innovations of the Barbizon School and French marine painting, captured with great mastery the vastness of the ocean, the daily life of fishermen and the majesty of ships on the coast.