Portrait Of A Bearded French Gentleman 1900s Perhaps we would overhear the

Perhaps we would overhear the couple chatting as they set the world to rights

The Joffers were influenced by the French impressionists and admired for their work

Little is known of Vient aside from his war paintings but his work did appear at the Paris Salon between 1878 and 1881

including 45 times at the Royal Academy

which helps to date the painting

Portrait Of A Bearded French Gentleman 1900s Perhaps we would overhear theA character portrait of a bearded French gentleman with a furrowed brow and a thoughtful expression. He feels like a character from a Tolkien novel and perhaps hes a friend of Gandalfs. We shall never know The painting is signed illegibly in the lower left. Medium Oil on canvas Overall size 11 x 16 29cm x 41cm Year of creation c. 1880 Provenance France Condition Areas of paint loss, scuffs and craquelure. However, the paint layer is stable and not