"Augustin Louis Calmels Of Carmaux Portrait Of A Man Painted On Glass And Framed In Stained Glass"
Portrait of a man painted on glass in a tondo shape with a two-tone stained-glass frame by Augustin-Louis Calmels (1880-1971), painter and stained-glass artist in Carmaux (Tarn). Augustin Calmels is renowned for his stained-glass creations, such as lamps and pendant lights, in the first half of the 20th century. Here, he depicts the portrait of a man in bourgeois attire, typical of the early 20th century. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner: "ALC". Total diameter: 29 cm. Traces of a former hanging system. Damage and losses to the colored stained-glass border.