L'Olivier impressionist the paint layer remains stable

the paint layer remains stable and protected by its varnish

5"/ 42cm x 47cm

a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department

blending with the sky so that the horizon line nearly disappears

L'Olivier impressionist the paint layer remains stable20th century large scale oil on canvas signed Marie Nivoulis for Marie Anne de Nivoulis Pierrefort (18791968) in the lower right corner. A southern landscape structured around an olive tree, set before a small stone building with an arched doorway and a simple wooden pergola extending beyond it. The architecture feels sun worn, partially absorbed into the surrounding vegetation, as if long embedded in the landscape. Light is the dominant force. Warm