Henri Charles Antoine Baron (French 1816-1885) La Rapetasseuse et son Chat

Oil on Panel, signed

Ptg. : 12.65" x 9.5"
Frame: 16" x 13"

Born 1816 in Beancon, he was a pupil of his compatriot Jean Gigoux. Baron first exhibited in 1840 with two Salon paintings. Théophile Gaultier describe them as "full of feeling and color." He obtained third class medals in 1847, 1855 and 1867 (at the World Expo), the medal 2nd class in 1848 and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1859.

He was known as a lithographer and illustrated many works in the romantic spirit. He specialized in the realization of friendly and happy scenes evoking the Italian Renaissance and the gallant eighteenth century in the direct line of the festivals of Watteau, Pater and Lancret, and the representations of fabrics and drapes. He was associated with the Chantilly castle decor of the Duke of Aumale. Baron died in 1885 in Geneva

French School, Late 19th/early 20th Century

Young Girl with Paper Dolls

Oil-on-canvas, Unsigned

Oval: 19” x 14 ¼”
Frame: 25 ½” x 20 ¾”

This charming study of a young girl intent on cutting out paper dolls is reminiscent of works by Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (his earlier works). She is beautifully captured with her rosebud lips, her hair tied up in a bow, a lacy pinafore over her navy dress and stockinged legs dangling. Set against a textured backdrop, her figure seems perfectly set apart, in her own world.

Tabletop Still Life with Glass Vases

Henri Dominique Roszezewski (French, 19th/20th century)

Oil on panel, signed.

A painter of landscapes and still lifes, Roszezewski studied under Maillard. He made his debut at the Salon de Paris in 1868 and was particularly noted for his still life paintings.

Roszezewski is listed in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs by Bénézit. Painting size: 8.5” x 6.25”
Frame size: 16” x 14”