A 20thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1935-55 sub-Decorative Objects There is always something of

There is always something of the regal decay and the glory of old that we look for in objects

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A 20thC French School Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman c.1935-55 sub-Decorative Objects There is always something ofOrigin: French Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 55 Height: 37 Width: 30. 75 Depth: 1 The half length portrait of a dashing French gentleman of good size, the sitter probably in his forties and being clean shaven with a good head of dark hair looking out towards the viewer, painted in oils on canvas to a dark ground, shown seated in an armchair and in an unbuttoned black shirt with his hand clasped to his lap, the work being