A mid-to-late 20th-century decorative oil painting on canvas by M. Church, depicting a bustling European street scene. The composition features figures in stylized period dress strolling through a square with vibrant flower stalls in the foreground and a prominent domed cathedral in the distance. The work is executed in a decorative impressionist style, characterised by heavy impasto and textural palette knife work. The painting is signed M. CHURCH in the lower left corner. The verso shows the canvas is stapled to a wooden stretcher and bears a paper label stating HAND PAINTED OIL ON CANVAS. The wooden frame is stamped with P. R 7834 / B, MADE IN TAIWAN, and the dimensions 20 x 24, indicating commercial studio production for the export market. The piece is housed in an ornate gilded rococo-style frame with moulded foliate and shell motifs.
20 x 24 inches (canvas size).
Dimensions: 29 x 24”
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