Modernist Still Life By Jeanine Mestchian (armenian, School Of Paris, Circa 1930-1940)

The classical modernist still life with a view of the garden was executed ca. 1930-1950 in the style of the famous School of Paris (in French: Ecole de Paris) by Jeanine Mestchian or Metschian (in Russian: Месчян), the artist of Armenian origin, who lived and worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. Despite the high quality of our painting, little is known about this artist of the so-called Lost Generation. Very brief references can be found in a single source (Saur's German artist register, AKL), where Metschian is listed as a painter in Paris, last mentioned in 1952.

Provenance: private estate in the south of France, of ancient Armenian origin.
Literature: Saur's artist register (in German: AKL) and database: www.atprice.com.
Inscription: signed lower right: "J. Mestchian".
Technique: oil on cardboard. Original period frame.
Dimensions: unframed 66.5 x 105 cm, framed 71.5 x 110 cm.
Condition: in good condition, the surface slightly convex with age.