Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus 1926 Mid-Century Modern unfortunately destroyed

unfortunately destroyed

The clock having inlay around the dial and housed in a rosewood case

5" in diameter

by Robert Mitchell

the handle similarly decorated

Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus 1926 Mid-Century Modern unfortunately destroyedImportant Russian French Impressionist Gouache & Watercolor painting by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus ( in French Pierre Nilouss (1869 1943), signed & dated 1926. Nilus was a celebrated French Russian Imperial impressionist painter & writer of Swiss descent, please biography below. This rather beautiful painting depicts a romantic couple dressed in 19th century costume in a bucolic landscape, to the foreground is a pasture with a jewel toned background of