Bidspirit auction | Local Artist John Arnold, Les

Local Artist John Arnold, Les Trois Marches, Oil on Canvas - This contemporary impressionistic oil on canvas painting depicts a sunlit Parisian storefront titled Les Trois Marches (The Three Steps). The composition centers on a vibrant yellow facade and matching awning, flanked by terracotta pots containing lush floral arrangements in shades of red, white, and yellow. The artist utilizes thick, expressive brushwork with notable impasto in the flowers and a dramatic play of light and shadow across the architectural surfaces. The work is signed in the lower right corner with a stylized cursive signature in black paint, followed by the block-printed name JOHN ARNOLD. The painting is housed in a substantial, heavily ornate gilt-wood frame featuring a classical leaf-and-dart motif and an intentional faux-distressed crackle finish. The verso shows the raw canvas secured to wooden stretcher bars with staples. The top of the frame bears handwritten notations in white including 2018B300 and J-614. The top stretcher bar is marked with P4-28168K 585 in black marker. There is a small circular cutout on the right side of the wooden frame back.Height: 35 1/2 inchesWidth: 30 1/2 inchesDepth: 5 1/2 inches.