"unexpected Guest" By Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville (french, 1852-1941)

"Unexpected Guest" by Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French, 1852-1941). This beautiful genre painting, featuring three kittens and a bee drinking milk, was executed by the renowned French painter of animals and still lifes, Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852 - Paris - 1941). In Paris  he began exhibiting in 1879. He became a member of the Société des Artistes Français in 1907. His works are held in the collections of Louviers, Béziers, Brest, and Château-Thierry.

Literature: Bénézit; Thieme & Becker; Schurr; Hardouin-Fuger.
Inscription: Signed lower left.
Technique: Oil on canvas, in a luxurious 19th-century French gold-plated frame.
Dimensions: Unframed 55 x 46 cm; Framed 83.5 x 74.5 cm.
Condition: Very good condition, canvas of origin.