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French Rural Harvest Scene With Farm Workers Bundling Wheat In Forest Landscape

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About the Item

Title: French Rural Harvest Scene With Farm Workers Bundling Wheat In Forest Landscape by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom right corner Size: 14.75 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good overall condition. Minor surface wear and edge scuffs consistent with age. Provenance: All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate and have had no previous owners at all. Description: This rustic harvest scene by Fanch Lel offers a nostalgic glimpse into rural French life, capturing the moment two farm workers bind golden sheaves of wheat beneath a canopy of trees. Set against a backdrop of dappled forest green and shaded undergrowth, the composition is both warm and earthy, evoking the seasonal rhythm of manual agricultural labour. The figures—a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a woman in traditional black dress with a white apron and bonnet—are bent in action, tying bundles of wheat in the afternoon sun. Their forms are rendered in confident, expressive strokes, with just enough detail to convey posture, purpose, and gesture, leaving the rest to suggestion and atmosphere. Lel’s loose impressionist style brings texture and energy to the field’s surface, while the surrounding pine trees are painted in cool tones of blue and green, creating a contrast that deepens the warm tones of the straw. The dry, sunlit ground is rendered in soft ochres and tans, anchoring the central activity within a timeless pastoral setting. Signed Fanch Lel in the lower right, the painting likely dates from the mid-to-late 20th century. It is painted directly onto wood panel, enhancing its rustic charm. This is a classic subject of agrarian life—ideal for collectors of French countryside scenes or admirers of expressive impressionist technique.
  • Creator:
    Fanch Lel (1930, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509316709272

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