"Arsène Le Feuvre (1863-1936) Portrait In Pastel"
Portrait painting in pastel bust of Impressionist style early twentieth time depicting an elegant young woman with straw hat adorned with ribbons. Unsigned, but known source: succession of the painter Arsène-Marie Le Feuvre, painter and illustrator, he is the creator of the famous Baby Cadum, he was also Mayor of Le Mans. At the end of the 19th century, the pastel was used as a sketch for impressionist painters, because they understood all the bias they could take from this material to capture the present moment and the softness in the portraits. Beautiful neoclassical frame gilded carved heart stripe and gilded leaf. Together in perfect condition, dimensions: 58 cm X 47 cm