Portrait oil on board with BONUS reverse painting tian and pairs especially well with

and pairs especially well with modern ceramics for contrast

The handblown glass has a softly rounded top with visible bubbles and gentle waviness

or other personal objects

The small floral clasp at the hinge was a common decorative motif during the Belle Époque and persisted into the early 1920s

Portrait oil on board with BONUS reverse painting tian and pairs especially well withEarly 20th Century French Oil Portrait of a Gentleman, Double Sided with Villa Scene 23. 25 x 19. 75 This compelling French oil on board features the portrait of a distinguished older gentleman, painted with textured brushwork and a modernist approach to color. The sitters thoughtful expression, spectacles, and book in hand suggest an academic or intellectual figure, rendered with dignity and weight. The combination of realist form and expressive,