Bouquet By André Verdilhan 1881-1963

Very pretty bouquet of flowers painted in oil on canvas measuring 46cm x 38cm plus period frame in painted wood 60cm x 51cm signed lower left by the great Marseille painter and sculptor André VERDILHAN Born in Marseille in 1881 he is the brother of Louis Mathieu. He participated in the Salon des Indépendants of 1906. From 1913 he frequented the Salon d'Automne and the Parisian Galleries where he presented paintings and sculptures. During his lifetime he will have a greater reputation than his brother who saw the need to add his first name in his signature. He became a painter of the Navy in 1936 and decorated the liner Normandie. He is the author in Marseille of the monument to the heroes and victims of the sea on the cornice. Free shipping for the European Union 230 euros for International