Pair Of Portraits Of A Man With Sideburns And His Wife In 1892 By Charles Baptiste Schreiber

Pair of paintings probably representing a young couple typical of the bourgeoisie of the end of the 19th century.
Painted on beautiful mahogany panels with parquet flooring.
The painter is known and sought after, the paintings of Charles Baptiste Schreiber* are occasionally auctioned in France and abroad, such as at Sotheby's and Christie's for example.
Our paintings date from 1892, a time when the painter must have been at the top of his art, indeed everything is perfect, the glaze, the look, the details and the atmosphere are perfectly realized.
The panels measure 21.5cm x 27cm. These paintings need a new varnish, it costs €200 and would be carried out by a professional restorer in Brittany.
The frames are attached to the paintings, they are not original.
Delivery possible by Chronopost for: France €40
Europe €70
Others €90
* SCHREIBER Charles Baptiste (1847-1902).
Known for his works on the religious and ecclesiastical world, he also produced animated scenes, portraits of young girls, but also orientalist scenes located mainly in Algeria (Bonnet passage in Algiers).
He studied in the studio of Léon Bonnat and that of Brandon, then made his debut at the Salon of 1868; he obtained an honorable mention there in 1901. The Reims museum preserves his "young Italian knitting", circa 1876.