Bidspirit auction | Abstract Mountain Landscape, 1961 Oil

Abstract Mountain Landscape, 1961 Oil on Board Painting - Expressive mid-20th-century landscape painting depicting a mountainous terrain with a river or snow-covered foreground, rendered in vigorous, textured brushwork and a restrained yet luminous palette of ochres, blues, greens, and mauves. The composition emphasizes mass and movement through layered color planes and dynamic diagonal forms, characteristic of post-war European landscape painting. The reverse bears a handwritten inscription reading “par Jacque Va…” along with a date 1961, suggesting French authorship. The painting is presented in an ornate, gilt and molded frame. Details Artist: Attributed to Jacques Va… (French) Date: 1961 (inscribed verso) Medium: Oil on board Image size: approx. 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Frame size: approx. 18 × 16 in. (45.7 × 40.6 cm) Signature / Inscription: Inscribed verso “par Jacque Va…” and dated Condition: Painting with age-appropriate surface wear and light craquelure Frame with wear, rubbing, and losses consistent with age Framing: Period gilt and molded wood frame