{"product_id":"antique-french-oil-painting-attributed-to-henri-rolland-in-the-manner-of-monticelli","title":"Antique French Oil Painting, Attributed to Henri Rolland, in the Manner of Monticelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique French Oil Painting, Attributed to Henri Rolland, in the Manner of Monticelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully atmospheric antique French oil painting on board depicting an intimate gathering of elegantly dressed women, rendered with exceptionally rich, expressive brushwork. Deep jewel tones, flashes of rose, cream and gold, and areas of heavily worked impasto emerge dramatically from the dark background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is attributed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenri Paul Rolland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a French painter whose story is particularly fascinating. Rolland became closely associated with the work of Marseille painter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdolphe Monticelli (1824–1886)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose distinctive paintings were celebrated for their rich color, romantic subjects and unusually thick, expressive application of paint. Rolland is documented as having produced paintings in Monticelli’s manner, and works attributed to him are known bearing a “Monticelli” signature rather than his own. One documented example attributed to Rolland and signed Monticelli was even illustrated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLes faux Monticelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Sauveur Stammégna.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting bears what appears to be a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Monticelli” signature at lower right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding another layer to its intriguing history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe panel is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonticelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e along the lower edge. It is not by Monticelli. Henri Paul Rolland (1891–1923) spent his brief career painting garden scenes in Monticelli’s manner and signing them with Monticelli’s name, and French salerooms have catalogued his panels on exactly that basis for decades — the signature is a fact of the object’s history, not a claim about its authorship. What remains is a painting of real quality by a painter whose work has outlived the deception it was built on: the impasto is genuinely extraordinary, the composition assured. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surface is particularly beautiful in person, with substantial impasto and visible, energetic brushwork throughout. An evocative little piece of French art history as well as a striking decorative painting. 18.25 x 12.25 inches. The painting is on board. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Antique condition with age-related wear. Please refer to photographs for details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Attributed to Henri Paul Rolland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bears a “Monticelli” signature, lower right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swan Hill Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49090534408411,"sku":null,"price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/0466\/6843\/files\/8D1C8764-89C5-42FC-A006-1A7110003BFF.jpg?v=1786127190","url":"https:\/\/swanhillhome.com\/products\/antique-french-oil-painting-attributed-to-henri-rolland-in-the-manner-of-monticelli","provider":"Swan Hill Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}