FRANCOIS GEROME PARIS STREET MONTMARTRE OIL PAINTING

François Gerome
French, 1895-
A Paris Street scene (Montmartre)
Signed: Fr. Gerome (lr) Incised signature in white pigment.
Oil on Canvas
20 x 24 inches
Condition report: Very good to excellent; 100% original surface paint. Dirt & Grime. –Smoke Otherwise excellent.

Lot Note(s): For a very similar work: See Heritage Auctions: Lot: 86078 with a presale estimate of $1000-1500 SOLD: $3,250.00 USD

Housed in its original hand carved cream colored wooden frame with gilt highlights, and complemented by an off-white decorative wooden fillet.

PROVENANCE: Galerias Iturbide, S.A., Mexico City, (2 Gold & Black) rectangular foil labels.

Oscar I. Herner, Galerias Iturbide, Mexico City.
Private collection, Fall River, Massachusetts (acquired from the above, circa mid/late-1960s).
Private collection, Rochester, New York (by descent from the above to the present owner).


ARTIST BIO:
Francois Gerome was a French painter born in Paris in 1895. He is most well-known for his paintings of women depicted at picturesque spots throughout Paris including the Place de la Concorde and in front of the Opéra. In these representations, the women usually engage the viewer with their frontal pose and direct gaze outward. Gerome used oils, typically on canvas or on board.

Very good to excellent; 100% original surface paint. Dirt & Grime. –Smoke Otherwise excellent.