France Darcy-Dumoulin, Alexis-Auguste Village market scene in Normandy. Circa 1840. Oil on canvas. 31 x 41 cm. Signed. Framed. The French painter Alexis-Auguste Darcy-Dumoulin dedicated his painterly work to the depiction of everyday peasant life in 19th century France. His scenes, painted with great sensitivity to the mood of light and atmosphere, bear witness to a particular attention to detail, colour composition and pictorial division. The lighting in the present painting of a village market scene is composed in such a way that the events in the foreground, with the typically dressed market women and the rich array of flowers, crops and freshly caught fish, are presented to the viewer like a stage. - Apparently in very good condition, the colour is rich and fresh. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. - The French painter Alexis-Auguste Darcy-Dumoulin dedicated his work to the depiction of everyday peasant life in 19th century France. His scenes, painted with great sensitivity to the mood of light and atmosphere, bear witness to a particular attention to detail, colour composition and pictorial division. The lighting in our painting of a village market scene is composed in such a way that the events in the foreground, with the typically dressed market women and the rich array of flowers, crops and freshly caught fish, are presented to the viewer like a stage. - Apparently in very good condition, the colour is rich and fresh.