Oil on cardboard signed Jeanne Lauvernay-Petitjean (1875-1955), certainly exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1941 under the title “Hydrangeas, sun effect by the sea”.
The scene of this painting is located by the sea in Brittany or Normandy where the painter was used to expressing his talent, which can be found through the hydrangeas and apples presented in this painting.
Jeanne Lauvernay-Petitjean has a predilection for still lifes, especially bouquets of flowers, but she also paints gardens, landscapes and portraits. His art is part of figurative painting inherited from the Impressionist period.
She was a pupil of Antoine Ferdinand Attendu (1845–1905) and René Louis Chrétien (1867–1942). She made her debut at the Salon of French Artists in 1894 and became a member of the Society of French Artists in 1895.
Dimensions with frame: 132 x 102
Dimensions of the work: 98 x 71