Effet d'Automne under_$800 Due to the prevailing restrictions

Due to the prevailing restrictions barring women from the Academy of Fine Arts

Poplar trees in the background are the only break in the landscape before the sky

The silhouette of the lone figure adds a quiet sense of solitude

The frame shows minor wear

The gilded wooden frame is also in good condition

Effet d'Automne under_$800 Due to the prevailing restrictions20th century oil painting on carton signed Georges Darnet (18591936) in the lower left corner. On the reverse: a handwritten label, partially faded, with a possible reading "tang de Ruffaud (Corrze)" (translated: "Ruffaud Pond, Corrze") and titled "Effet d'automne" (Autumn Effect). This landscape on hard carton is quintessentially autumnal, with golden browns and hazy blues reflecting across trees, water, and sky. Darnet captures the lightness within