Léon Schulz (France) 1872-1969. Canal de Lunel - Les Grandes arbres. Woodcut, 1924. Ed: 50. Signed and inscribed with pencil, 23/50, l.r. Inscribed with pencil, Les Grandes arbres, l.l. Titled with pencil, verso. Printed by the artist in colors on soft, white wove paper with complete margins. 273 x 384 mm. (10 11/16 x 15 3/16 in.) Provenance: Henri Petiet (Lugt 5031), verso.
The scene is in the Hérault (Départment) in the south of France, in the Languadoc-Rousillon area. The canal connected Lunel with Sète, so that barges could enter the Rhone.
