Lovely genre painting with cat and her 4 kitten was executed by famous French animal and still life painter Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852 - Paris - 1941). The artist recieved his acnowledge for cat genre paintings and still lifes , worked in Paris, where begun to exhibit since 1879. He became member of societé des Artistes Français in 1907. His works are in following collections: Louviers, Beziers, Brest and Chateau-Thierry.
Literature: Benezit; Thieme & Becker; Schurr; Hardouin-Fuger.
Inscription: signed lower right.
Technique: oil on canvas, original luxuriousy frame of 19th century, gold-plated.
Measurements: unframed w 25 1/4" x h 21 " (64 x 53,5 cm); framed w 29 1/8" x h 20 " (85 x 74 cm).
Condition: in very good condition. |