There are some small gaps in gilding here and there on the frames.
Portrait of the woman: Signature lower left: P.Blanc 1919.
Portrait of the man: Dedication and signature lower left: To Monsieur Jules Fick, memory of the war year 1917, Pierre Blanc, Luxembourg
Magnificent portrait of an important industrial character (the inventor of the tramway) Luxembourger and his wife.
these paintings are very nicely treated with beautiful mountain and sea landscapes in the background.
The portrait of a man was painted during the war in 1917 and the portrait of a woman after the war in 1919.
Size of the painting: 56 x 40 cm
Size with frame: 71 x 56 cm
Pierre Blanc (1872-1946) Born in Luxembourg. Luxembourgish.
Painter of portraits. Student of Monsieur Hynais. He made portraits which he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1911 to 1913 in Paris.
Painter referenced on Artprice and in the Bénézit (see the last photo).