Gustave Vient, Impressionistic Landscape With French Infantryman green with his later works becoming

with his later works becoming more impressionistic

and in blistering storms

Pryn draws us into the scene and ignites our imagination

Katarina Fontaine (1897-1970)

A fine late-19th-century portrait (possibly self-portrait) of a bearded artist wearing a beret and glasses

Gustave Vient, Impressionistic Landscape With French Infantryman green with his later works becomingAn atmospheric oil on canvas depicting a French landscape during the Franco Prussian war of 1870. A lone infantryman trudges through the muddy ground as the sun sets over a well trodden path. Its likely that the artist, Gustave Vient (1847 1900), fought in the war of 1870 as he painted several battles scenes and military portraits. In this particular piece, hes captured a moment of calm following a march through a wooded area. Note the deep furrows