Large HST painting "Animated landscape" Dauphiné Creuse (?) signed P. Richard 1941

Old painting (signed p. Richard, dated 1941) made in oil on canvas depicting an animated landscape with a shepherdess and her sheep, moorland and village in the background and a beautiful treatment of the depth of field (atmospheric perspective). Beautiful workmanship for this work in a beautiful state of conservation (an old small patch on the back, invisible from the front, a small scratch, visible on photos, contractual. Dimensions of the frame: 62 / 81 cm.