William Mercier

Arc de Triomphe Paris Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas

c. 2000

Artist/ School: French Post Impressionist School, circa 1950's Title: Figures in a sloped Provencal village landscape Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.75 x 28.7...

late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 18 inches condition: overall good. a few minor markings and dings to the surface.

Outstanding Scottish landscape from the late 19th to early 20th century oil on canvas. Born in Scone, Frazer would participate in the growth and development of Scottish landscape painting during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Long desiring to compete with the artistic endeavors of England, Scotland was making sure to make its mark, investing heavily in its artists. Indeed, Frazer would attend the acclaimed Royal Scottish Academy to receive his art education, intended to compete with English schools such as the Royal Academy in London. When his studies were complete, he would then base himself out of Edinburgh as he pursued a professional career. Edinburgh was and remains, the art capital of Scotland, and there was no place better for budding artist to plant their roots. Frazer’s work is a prime example of the growing influence of impressionism on Scottish landscape art...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Artist Richard Gower’s contemporary figurative painting, “Lond...