Dives-sur-Mer Oil on wood The scene abounds with worked

The scene abounds with worked detail and an inscription camouflaged in the ship's shadows

who is above all a portrait artist

and rural scenes of the Niçois region and Provence

Signed: Attributed to Marius Engalière (1824-1857)

Dives-sur-Mer Oil on wood The scene abounds with workedA dynamic watercolor and gouache on heavy stock paper, depicting a village scene with clustered rooftops and a central church tower, anchored by visible graphite lines beneath the paint. The architecture is rendered with bold forms and expressive color, while the dramatic sky shifts in layered washes of violet, peach, and blue. Signed Pierre Agns (18981964) in the lower left, titled Dives, and dated 1914, the church bears a strong resemblance to Notre