Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale

J. Alexis “Dahlias" French Still Life Oil Painting, 1930. signed

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $500 - $5,000

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Description

Keywords: oil on canvas, floral bouquet, chrysanthemums, lemon, ceramic pitcher, earthenware jug, charger plate, interwar period, French school, naturalistic palette, tabletop composition, giltwood frame, signed artwork, Paris school, 20th century art, vintage home decor

NO RESERVE Oil on canvas still life signed J. Alexis and dated 1930 at lower right. The composition features a bouquet of dahlias and chrysanthemums beside a black ewer, stoneware jug, decorated charger and a lemon on a draped tabletop. Inscribed on the reverse “Dahlias” with initials J.A. and the date 30.

Measurement: Art: 21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (55.2 x 45.1 cm.), Frame: 25 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (64.1 x 54 cm.) approx

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