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Nikol Mid-20th Century Mixed Media Work on Canvas Board Depicting Notre-Dame de Paris - A mid-20th-century architectural landscape work by the artist Nikol, depicting a view of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral from across the River Seine. The work is executed in a mixed media technique, likely incorporating pen and ink with watercolour or gouache on a textured canvas-covered board. The composition features the iconic twin towers and rose window of the cathedral framed by bare, winter-stripped trees and tall Parisian townhouses. Two red-bottomed barges are moored in the foreground alongside a stone embankment with steps leading to the water. The piece is finished in a muted, tonal palette with fine black ink linework defining the intricate Gothic architecture and branch structures. The work is signed NIKOL in block capitals to the lower right corner. It is housed in a substantial multi-tiered wooden frame with a gilt inner slip and a light-toned, textured outer molding. No other maker marks, labels, or inscriptions are visible on the front or the frame.