La Citadelle french country Attributed: René Berges (19th-20th century)

Attributed: René Berges (19th-20th century)

Original oil painting from France: Portrait painted on hard carton panel

The work is signed and has texture to the touch

which no longer exists today

Materials: Oil on carton

La Citadelle french country Attributed: René Berges (19th-20th century)A 19th century French School oil painting on metal signed (illegible) in the lower right corner. The work has a little texture to the touch. Painting on metal (usually tin) was popular in the 1800s, largely because it was associated with highly detailed works, applied in thin layers. In this example of a 19th century landscape painting on tin, we can see that the artist built upon many layers of paint, finishing with highlight brushstrokes across the