Voiliers au Loin oil on canvas rare from this period

rare from this period

with purples and deep greens washing over the vegetation

with brightly colored shop windows below

into the light

Voiliers au Loin oil on canvas rare from this period19th century small scale ocean painting, where the water and sky are deep muted grey, and a couple tiny sailboats appear on the horizon. Signed J. Benoit Levy, for Jules Benoit Lvy (1866 1952). Benoit Lvy (18661952) was a French painter and printmaker known for his history and sea paintings, genre scenes, and depictions of everyday life. Trained at the Paris School of Decorative Arts and the School of Fine Arts, he studied under notable artists like