Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures vintage orange planter I am a bit partial

I am a bit partial to the side with porch running all the way across

Wonderfully irregular all the way around

and plenty more

with a little loss to one jointed corner

is in very good shape and looks great

Antique French Oil on Wood Folk Art Painting of Church and Strolling Figures vintage orange planter I am a bit partialThe back of this painting notes the subject as Eglise de Maisons Lafitte, which indeed is a church, better known as Eglise Saint Nicola, still standing in Maisons Lafitte, not far outside Paris. However, it seems that the church, completed in 1878, has had some additions and subtractions since, including losing the patterned roof and blue steeple that contribute to making this painting so striking. (There's an image of an old postcard in photos that