Pastoral Scenes
Stylized Landscape
Unknown Artist
An enchanting 19th-century American folk art landscape with bold patterns and a dreamlike atmosphere.
Landscape on Martinique
Charles Laval
1887 · Oil Paint, Canvas
This 1887 landscape by Charles Laval captures the exotic beauty of Martinique with bold colors and rhythmic brushwork.
$129
For the selected configuration
From $129
6 frame sizes
Frame size
Frame color
Mount
Paper type
Glaze
Made to order in ~2 business days · Free U.S. standard shipping (typically 5–8 business days after dispatch)
Where it works
A weightier piece with lively force with a quiet gray register — holds its place without needing much around it.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Office · Study
- Placement
- Works well when the wall can carry a broader statement
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Soft gray, Charcoal black
About the piece
Painted during Charles Laval's influential stay on the island of Martinique alongside Paul Gauguin, this work exemplifies the bold, flattened color planes and rhythmic contours of the Pont-Aven school. The composition leads the eye along a winding red path through verdant tropical valleys toward a rugged volcanic peak, all rendered with a luminous, saturated palette and a dynamic, swirling sky.
More like this
