Antique Venetian Canal Scene Oil On Canvas Ch. Cousin

Beautiful antique Venetian canal scene oil on canvas signed Ch. Cousin. The painting depicts gondolas and sailing ships in a Venetian Canal scene. Image size 21 inches wide by 14-1/2 inches high. Frame size 29-1/2 inches wide by 23-1/2 inches high. The painting is in excellent original condition. The frame has some minor chips in the corners that can easily be touched up. It is signed in the lower right Ch. Cousin. The frame has a metal plaque inscribed C. Cousin Medaille. Charles Cousin (19th Century French Painter ) His specialty was painting Venetian Canal scenes. This and all of his Venetian canal scenes are beautifully painted. He was a very skilled artist. His highest price Venetian canal scene that we found auction records for was a painting very similar to ours but much smaller with a height of 10.4 inches and width of 13.8 inches. It sold at an auction in France October 19th it sold at Massol auction in France October 19th 2006 lot # 18 for $8,227.00. This painting will be professionally wood crated, insured and delivered at our expense to the new owner. Excellent condition guaranteed to please the most particular collector or connoisseur.