Ernest François Ventrillon (1884–1953) Still Life With Fruits Oil On Canvas 1921

Still life with citrus fruits, oil on canvas by Ernest François Ventrillon, a French painter born in Nancy in 1884 and deceased in Paris in 1953.
Signed and dated 1921 at the bottom right.
Restoration is required, as the canvas shows damage visible in the photos.
Dimensions : 73 x 49 cm.
Ernest François Ventrillon came from a family of artists; his brothers, Georges and Gaston Ventrillon, were also painters.
Self-taught, he maintained ties with Victor Prouvé and Eugène Vallin and drew inspiration from the works of Cézanne, particularly for his still lifes. His first exhibition took place in Nancy in 1911, where he presented floral paintings, still lifes, and landscapes depicting Lorraine, the French Riviera, and the Paris region. He also created designs for furniture and vases for Magasins Réunis and exhibited in Paris in 1930.