This enchanting 24×36 oil painting on paper by the artist Sunier depicts a terraced garden bathed in soft dusk light, complete with floral urns, stone steps, pastel blossoms, and two distant garden pavilions emerging through romantic lavender mist. Rich with tranquil detail and a dreamy atmosphere, this work reflects Sunier’s signature European garden sensibility—perfect for collectors seeking peaceful, decorative landscapes and timeless classical garden scenes.
This large-format garden landscape displays all the hallmarks of Sunier’s romantic, atmospheric style. A wide stone terrace leads the viewer forward along gently worn steps, framed by urns overflowing with pastel flowers. The pathway opens onto a luminous garden vista where trees, shrubs, and flowering bushes dissolve into layers of soft violet-gray haze.
Two architectural structures—a sculptural garden pavilion on the left and an elegant gazebo on the right—create visual balance while enhancing the classical European charm of the composition. The sky glows faintly with warm dusk tones, suggesting the golden-pink light of early evening settling upon a tranquil garden estate.
Pale violets, dusty pinks, creams, and soft golden tones
Gentle transitions between foreground and atmospheric distance
A warm dusk glow lending emotional softness and romantic calm
Medium: Oil applied on paper
Method:
Smooth, layered backgrounds for mist and depth
Delicate impasto touches for foreground florals
Atmospheric glazing to create layered recession
Decorative realism to define urns, stonework, and pavilions
Signed “Sunier” below the central stone steps
Similar brushweight and flourish to the signatures on the artist’s other authenticated works
Sunier’s landscapes often evoke the gardens of European estates—carefully designed spaces intended for tranquility, daydreaming, and contemplation. This painting fits squarely within that tradition: gentle, inviting, and serene, with the suggestion of a garden that exists half in reality and half in memory or imagination.
The artist Sunier is known for producing romantic garden landscapes from the mid-20th century into the late 20th century, with works discovered in both European and American collections. Although not widely documented in academic art-history archives, Sunier’s paintings were represented in regional galleries, interior design showrooms, and boutique art dealers, suggesting a career focused on both fine art and decorative art markets.
While formal records do not detail Sunier’s training, stylistic clues indicate:
Traditional European landscape techniques
Influence from Romantic Realism and Decorative Impressionism
Appreciation for classical garden architecture (pavilions, gazebos, urns)
Familiarity with 19th-century and early 20th-century garden illustrators
Sunier’s paintings typically feature:
Mist-filled estates and cultivated garden settings
Elegant architectural elements
Rolling lawns, terraces, fountains, urns, floral clusters
Soft pastel palettes and glazed atmospheric backgrounds
Peaceful, contemplative moods
Sunier’s work circulated widely in:
European estate sales
Boutique galleries in France, Belgium, the UK
Regional art markets in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
Interior-design firms seeking tranquil decorative landscapes
Collectors value Sunier’s paintings for their:
Consistent romantic aesthetic
Soft tonal beauty
Versatility in interior spaces
Ability to evoke timeless European garden charm
Sunier, “Terraced Garden at Dusk” (Attributed Title), c. 1970s–1980s, oil on paper, 24×36 in., signed lower center. Romantic landscape with stone steps, floral urns, pastel flowers, misty trees, and distant pavilions. From a European-acquired collection of Sunier works.
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Sunier (20th-century)
Title: Terraced Garden at Dusk (Attributed)
Date: c. 1970s–1980s
Medium: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 24 × 36 in.
Signature: Lower center “Sunier”
Condition: Very good; stable pigments, natural surface texture consistent with oil on paper
Acquisition: Europe
Authenticity:
Signature, composition, palette, and technique match other known works attributed to the artist Sunier and align with documented stylistic characteristics.
Certified by Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC for insurance, appraisal, and documentation.
Private Collection, Europe
Private Collector, United States
Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC (current owner)
This enchanting 24×36 oil painting on paper by the artist Sunier depicts a terraced garden bathed in soft dusk light, complete with floral urns, stone steps, pastel blossoms, and two distant garden pavilions emerging through romantic lavender mist. Rich with tranquil detail and a dreamy atmosphere, this work reflects Sunier’s signature European garden sensibility—perfect for collectors seeking peaceful, decorative landscapes and timeless classical garden scenes.
This large-format garden landscape displays all the hallmarks of Sunier’s romantic, atmospheric style. A wide stone terrace leads the viewer forward along gently worn steps, framed by urns overflowing with pastel flowers. The pathway opens onto a luminous garden vista where trees, shrubs, and flowering bushes dissolve into layers of soft violet-gray haze.
Two architectural structures—a sculptural garden pavilion on the left and an elegant gazebo on the right—create visual balance while enhancing the classical European charm of the composition. The sky glows faintly with warm dusk tones, suggesting the golden-pink light of early evening settling upon a tranquil garden estate.
Pale violets, dusty pinks, creams, and soft golden tones
Gentle transitions between foreground and atmospheric distance
A warm dusk glow lending emotional softness and romantic calm
Medium: Oil applied on paper
Method:
Smooth, layered backgrounds for mist and depth
Delicate impasto touches for foreground florals
Atmospheric glazing to create layered recession
Decorative realism to define urns, stonework, and pavilions
Signed “Sunier” below the central stone steps
Similar brushweight and flourish to the signatures on the artist’s other authenticated works
Sunier’s landscapes often evoke the gardens of European estates—carefully designed spaces intended for tranquility, daydreaming, and contemplation. This painting fits squarely within that tradition: gentle, inviting, and serene, with the suggestion of a garden that exists half in reality and half in memory or imagination.
The artist Sunier is known for producing romantic garden landscapes from the mid-20th century into the late 20th century, with works discovered in both European and American collections. Although not widely documented in academic art-history archives, Sunier’s paintings were represented in regional galleries, interior design showrooms, and boutique art dealers, suggesting a career focused on both fine art and decorative art markets.
While formal records do not detail Sunier’s training, stylistic clues indicate:
Traditional European landscape techniques
Influence from Romantic Realism and Decorative Impressionism
Appreciation for classical garden architecture (pavilions, gazebos, urns)
Familiarity with 19th-century and early 20th-century garden illustrators
Sunier’s paintings typically feature:
Mist-filled estates and cultivated garden settings
Elegant architectural elements
Rolling lawns, terraces, fountains, urns, floral clusters
Soft pastel palettes and glazed atmospheric backgrounds
Peaceful, contemplative moods
Sunier’s work circulated widely in:
European estate sales
Boutique galleries in France, Belgium, the UK
Regional art markets in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
Interior-design firms seeking tranquil decorative landscapes
Collectors value Sunier’s paintings for their:
Consistent romantic aesthetic
Soft tonal beauty
Versatility in interior spaces
Ability to evoke timeless European garden charm
Sunier, “Terraced Garden at Dusk” (Attributed Title), c. 1970s–1980s, oil on paper, 24×36 in., signed lower center. Romantic landscape with stone steps, floral urns, pastel flowers, misty trees, and distant pavilions. From a European-acquired collection of Sunier works.
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Sunier (20th-century)
Title: Terraced Garden at Dusk (Attributed)
Date: c. 1970s–1980s
Medium: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 24 × 36 in.
Signature: Lower center “Sunier”
Condition: Very good; stable pigments, natural surface texture consistent with oil on paper
Acquisition: Europe
Authenticity:
Signature, composition, palette, and technique match other known works attributed to the artist Sunier and align with documented stylistic characteristics.
Certified by Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC for insurance, appraisal, and documentation.
Private Collection, Europe
Private Collector, United States
Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC (current owner)
