Pierre Antoine Poulet Old Painting Interior Portrait Man Notable Signet Ring At His Desk

Beautiful old painting from the Art Deco period, oil on canvas signed lower right Poulet (Pierre Antoine), representing the hieratic portrait of a notable, the three-quarter bust turned to the right, the face facing, seated in a armchair in front of his desk. Very beautiful large format composition, retaining an intimacy and a truth of personality captured by a painter with a fine craft. The touch is fine, the diffusion of light careful, the background decorated with castle or mansion ornaments. The signet ring on the little finger suggests belonging to the nobility. Old relining and restorations visible at the bottom right, on the left cheek and the top of the left corner. In a gilded wooden frame. All in good condition, see photos. Total dimensions: 111 cm x 94 cm, the canvas 100 cm x 81 cm (standard 40f) Pierre Antoine Poulet, painter and etcher born in Paris on February 12, 1894, student of Vikke van den Bergh and Henri Tattegrain. Exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, obtained a bronze medal in 1932 (source Bénézit)