Monumental interior still life with roses , shell and playful kitten was executed by good listed French genre, portrait and decoration painter Charles Monginot ( 1825 Brienne-Napoleon - 1900 Dienville ). Pupil of Couture, his works are in the Luxembourg-Museum, Paris; museums of Antwerp; Boston; Metz; Nancy; Nizza; Muehlhausen and others.Several paintings by Monginot arrived hich estimates by international auctions (see additional photos).

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Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gilt frame.

Measurements: unframed w 31 3/4" x h 45 2/3" (81 x 116 cm), framed w 44" x h 57 3/4" (112 x 147 cm).

Condition: in good condition.