"young Woman Holding A Cup Of Wine", Auguste Delecluse, 1875

Oil on canvas depicting a young woman carrying a cup of von in her right hand, and a ewer in her left, posing on her knees. She is dressed in a pretty costume that one might think is Italian. Signed top right A.DELECLUSE, dated 1885, located in Paris. Auguste Joseph DELECLUSE, Roubaix 1855- Paris 1928, French painter, founder of the Academy that bore his name in 1884, which particularly favored female painters. He was a student of Carolus-Duran, Paul-Louis Delance and Jean-Joseph Weerts. Salon of French artists in 1880, Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts in 1890. Good condition, very beautiful frame with gold leaf. Original canvas and chassis. 100x120 with the frame.