Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13

Fanch Lel
Dol de Bretagne Cathedral and Village Scene Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel

$961.88
£710
€829.92
CA$1,327.54
A$1,487.14
CHF 773.50
MX$18,140.04
NOK 9,847.65
SEK 9,285.63
DKK 6,194.33

About the Item

Title: Dol de Bretagne Cathedral and Village Scene Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Signed: Lower left corner Inscribed verso: "Fanch Lel, Dol de Bretagne" Size: 19.5 x 24 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good overall condition. Minor surface wear and edge scuffs consistent with age. Provenance: All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate and have had no previous owners at all. Description: This warmly atmospheric painting by French artist Fanch Lel captures the cathedral and rooftops of Dol-de-Bretagne, a historic town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, best known for the 13th-century Cathédrale Saint-Samson. Framed by the turning leaves of autumn trees on the left and a still body of water in the foreground, the composition bathes the scene in golden light and soft shadows. The cathedral tower rises prominently above a cluster of rustic slate-roofed houses, painted in Lel’s signature post-war impressionist style. The brushwork is thick yet delicate, particularly in the foliage, which glows with blended tones of burnt orange, moss green, and sienna. Above, a pale blue sky dotted with wisps of white gives the piece a gentle, pastoral tone. Dol-de-Bretagne, located near the northern coast of France, is a town steeped in history, once an important religious centre and home to one of Brittany’s earliest Christian communities. Lel’s interpretation here is both romantic and rooted in place, offering a sense of timelessness through colour, light, and form. This piece is ideal for collectors of French regional painting, lovers of ecclesiastical or architectural subjects, and those who favour textured, light-filled landscapes with historic significance. A beautiful choice for traditional or rustic interiors, it offers both heritage and harmony in one elegant composition.
  • Creator:
    Fanch Lel (1930, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509316709662

More From This Seller

View All
Impressionist Village Hilltop Church Scene with Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Village Hilltop Church Scene with Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel By Fanch Lel Size: 20.5 x 19.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Village Church Oil Painting with Bell Tower River and Autumn Woodland
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Oil Painting with Bell Tower River and Autumn Woodland By Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Charming Village Scene with Spired Church
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Charming Village Scene with Spired Church By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7.25 x 9.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Village Church and Trees in Soft Pastel Gouache Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church and Trees in Soft Pastel Gouache Style by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.25 inches (height) x 10.25 inches (widt...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Impressionist Countryside Scene with Church Spire Red Roofs and Autumn Trees
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Countryside Scene with Church Spire Red Roofs and Autumn Trees By Fanch Les Signed: Yes Size: 14.75 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, un...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Village Scene with Church Tower
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Village Scene with Church Tower By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.5 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed C...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

"Le Paysage Avec Une Eglise", Louis Abel-Truchet, Green Landscape, Spring Church
By Louis Abel-Truchet
Located in Dallas, TX
"Le Paysage Avec Une Eglise" by Louis Abel-Truchet is an original oil on canvas and measures 24x32 inches. The impressionistic landscape has a white church standing behind purple and...
Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Primo Dolzan, Landscape with parish church
By Primo Dolzan
Located in Tricase, IT
Primo Dolzan is an Italian painter born in Tezze Sul Brenta in Veneto. Painter of landscapes and still lifes. Exhibited at the Salon of Artists in Paris between 1933 and 1935. The p...
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with Church in Touraine, France
By Lilian E. Whitteker
Located in London, GB
'Landscape with Church in Touraine', oil on paper, by Lilian Whitteker (1968). The Loire Valley of France comprises about 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi). It is referred to as the ...
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Large view of Treignac in Corrèze - France
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Robert DESSALES-QUENTIN (Brantôme 1885 - 1958) Large view of Treignac - Corrèze Oil on wood H. 82.5 cm; L. 123 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Private collection, Périgueux Rober...
Category

1930s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Normandy : The Old Roman Church - Original oil on panel - Signed (Cottel #217)
By Élisée Maclet
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée MACLET (1881-1962) Normandy : The Old Roman Church, c. 1915 Original oil on panel Signed bottom left On board 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 in) Presented in a golden frame, 69 x 8...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spanish Village with Church oil painting european art
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Spanish Village with Church Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 33 x 41 cm (approx. 13 x 16.1 in) Signature: Signed in the lo...
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard