This mid century landscape by internationally listed French artist Gerald Passet (b. 1936 d. 2013) depicts the lovely town of St. Pere sous Vezelay. Passet painted in an impressionist style often depicting his landscapes and still lifes in geometrically simplified shapes. His depiction of the town has a delightful division of a cool palette of colors for the sky and hills above the warm tones of the buildings and fields. Passet studied under Marcel Roch and was the director of Yves Brayer’s studio. His works are in the collections of the French Government, the City of Paris, The Modern Art Museum of Paris, and The Museum Cantini. 

Signed “Gerard Passet” in lower right corner, titled “St Pere sous Vezelay, Yomme” on verso

Medium: oil on linen

Size of support: 18 1/8” x 21 3/4” Outside dimension of frame: 25” x 28 3/4”

Period of creation: 1960-1970

Condition: The paint surface is freshly cleaned and a new coat of dammar varnish is applied. The ground and paint layers are in perfect condition with no losses or inpainting. The frame is original and in excellent condition. The linen liner has light age related darkening, and top right join is slightly loose.