Italian Riverbank Scene by Nicolini
A quiet hush settles over the water in this moody 19th-century riverscape, where dusk gathers in layered tones of olive, taupe, and slate. The scene—rendered with soft brushwork and tonal subtlety—evokes the poetic stillness of twilight along a European riverbank, with silhouettes of trees and a distant steeple dissolving into the sky. Stamped on the reverse by the historic Parisian supplier Tasset & Lhote (31 Rue Fontaine), this canvas speaks to its artistic pedigree and continental origin. Likely French or Northern Italian, and attributed to a hand named Nicolini, the painting balances pastoral romanticism with a painter’s trained restraint. Set in its original, deeply toned wooden frame with bead detailing, this piece adds a touch of old-world gravity—ideal layered into a collected, textural interior or placed where quiet visual depth is desired.
A quiet hush settles over the water in this moody 19th-century riverscape, where dusk gathers in layered tones of olive, taupe, and slate. The scene—rendered with soft brushwork and tonal subtlety—evokes the poetic stillness of twilight along a European riverbank, with silhouettes of trees and a distant steeple dissolving into the sky. Stamped on the reverse by the historic Parisian supplier Tasset & Lhote (31 Rue Fontaine), this canvas speaks to its artistic pedigree and continental origin. Likely French or Northern Italian, and attributed to a hand named Nicolini, the painting balances pastoral romanticism with a painter’s trained restraint. Set in its original, deeply toned wooden frame with bead detailing, this piece adds a touch of old-world gravity—ideal layered into a collected, textural interior or placed where quiet visual depth is desired.
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Origin
France
Circa
19th Century