Pierre Reynaud, Le Soir Près Roanne Beige Prior to becoming a painter

Prior to becoming a painter

The sun itself is a vivid swirl of colour that radiates and reflects across a stream in the foreground

The officer’s hair is slicked back

Fine condition following a professional restoration

Frame with light age-related wear

Pierre Reynaud, Le Soir Près Roanne Beige Prior to becoming a painterAn evocative oil on wood depicting an impressionistic red sunset over a landscape in Roanne, central France. The artist, Pierre Reynaud (1881 1943), has used a gorgeous palette of rich red hues to draw us into this immersive scene. The sun itself is a vivid swirl of colour that radiates and reflects across a stream in the foreground. Were catching the last of the evenings light as it vanishes behind a distant hill. Little is known of Pierre Reynaud