Description:

Charles Renoux (French, 1795-1846), Life in Abby's Ruins, Oil on Canvas, 1836, signed and dated lower right, depicting monks with woman in an archway with landscape behind, with partial Sotheby's label verso, in a giltwood frame. Frame size: 34 in. x 28 3/4 in.

Charles-Caius Renoux was a French painter, lithographer, and illustrator. He first achieved success with paintings of medieval churches, particularly the ruins of cloisters and monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution, works for which he is still best known.

Measurements: Height: by sight 28 in. x Width: 22 3/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, craquelure, restored hole with corresponding inpainting in upper right quadrant.

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