Claude Schürr was born in Paris in 1921 and died in Cannes in 2014
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1938 to 1942, taught at the Académie Ranson as well as at the École des Arts et Métiers in Paris He exhibited in various salons in Paris such as the Salon d'Automne, des Indépendants, des Tuileries, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts...
In 1948, he won the Prix Antral and in 1950 the Grand Prix National des Arts
This painting representing the port of Ostend in Belgium was probably painted in the 1950s
Annotated on the back on the frame : "Ostend Belgium"
Bears a paper label with the number "552"
Canvas in perfect condition except for the mark of the original frame at the bottom right of the painting