View of the bay of Sormiou by Marseille was executed in the late 19th , early 20th Century by Listed French marine and landscape painter Charles Lefevre (1875 Paris - 1946). Coastal scenes from South France and Bretagne, landscapes with domestic animals. 

Sourse: register of AKL ( Allgemeines Künstlerlexicon) by Saur;  artprice.com, sales by Chrosties, London and other international auctions.

Inscription: signed lower right, on the back of original stretcher : title ”Sormiou" and name of previous painting's owner.

Technique: oil on canvas, gilt frame.

Measurements: unframed w 15 3/4" x h 7 7/8" (40 x 20 cm), framed 23 1/4" x 15 1/3" (59 x 39 cm).

Condition: good, original canvas.