Gustave Loiseau Appraisal

Gustave Loiseau, Vue de Paris, Place de l'Étoile

This item is an original Post-Impressionist landscape painting, attributed to the renowned French artist Gustave Loiseau (1865–1935). The work depicts a bustling urban scene of the Place de l'Étoile in Paris, viewed from an elevated perspective. The composition features a broad Parisian boulevard leading toward the iconic Arc de Triomphe in the distance, though the monument is rendered with a soft, atmospheric haze characteristic of Loiseau's 'treillis' or cross-hatching technique. The color palette is composed of muted greys, soft ochres, and dashes of red and blue used to represent pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages. The application of oil on canvas is thick, displaying visible impasto that creates a textured, vibrant surface. The painting is housed in an elaborate, wide-profile gilded frame with ornate floral and scrolled carvings, which appears to be of the late 19th or early 20th-century period. While the image resolution is low, there is a visible signature in the lower-left corner consistent with 'G. Loiseau'. The condition shows some age-related darkening of the varnish and minor gilding loss on the frame's edges. The light capture and atmospheric perspective demonstrate high-quality craftsmanship typical of the artist's mature period, likely dating to the early 1900s.