What a fabulous little world to get lost in. Tall, half-timbered houses crowd around a sunlit village square, their crooked rooflines and chimneys set against soft lavender and rose-colored clouds. Women in white caps carry baskets and pause to talk, while beyond the buildings, slender masts lead the eye toward the harbor.

This early-20th-century oil on wood is full of the details that make a painting worth living with: flower-filled windows, shopfronts, tiny figures, and long shadows across the square. Muted blue, dusty pink, warm ochre, and charcoal give the scene a beautifully settled palette, complemented by its slender gold-toned frame.

Look closely at the fabulous red “Armand” signature in the lower-left corner, with its distinctive, elaborately formed capital A. At the opposite corner, the original auction number 30 remains in place, deliberately retained as a tangible trace of the painting’s auction history and provenance. Both details are shown in the close-up photographs.

• Un Village en Normandie — A Village in Normandy
• Early-20th-century oil on wood
• Signed “Armand” at the lower left
• Approximately 12 × 17.5 inches, as recorded on the shop label
• Gold-toned frame included
• Original auction number 30 retained at the lower right
• Visible age-related surface cracking and wear, with small chips and wear to the frame; please review all detail photographs

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