Criqueboeuf oil painting by JP Jouar mid CXXth

Bring the timeless charm of the rustic French countryside into your home with this stunning original landscape painting by listed mid-century artist Jean-Pierre Jouan.

Sourced directly from France, this piece captures the serene, historic beauty of Criquebœuf, a coastal village nestled in the heart of Calvados, Normandy. The composition showcases the iconic 12th-century stone tower of the Église Saint-Martin de Criquebœuf rising gracefully above a traditional Norman apple orchard.

Jouan’s heavy, post-impressionistic impasto brushwork builds incredible depth and motion, capturing the soft, shifting light of northern France. Criquebœuf’s historic church is a legendary subject in French art history, famously painted by pre-impressionist masters like Eugène Boudin.

This authentic European vintage piece features the artist’s signature and the location inscription "Jouan" and "Criqueboeuf" in the bottom left corner. It arrives beautifully housed in its original mid-century timber presentation frame, ready to hang as a sophisticated focal point in any interior.