Portrait In Oil On Wood Panel By François Maury, 1880

Oil on wood portrait by François MAURY, 1880
This superb portrait of a Baroque-era aristocrat in the Louis XIV style, signed by François MAURY in 1880, displays an undeniable presence and extreme finesse of detail
In excellent condition.
Note: traces of yellowed varnish and scuffing on the upper left corner.
Its Baroque-style gilded wood frame (1880) shows fine cracks and chipping on all four corners (see photos)
A cartouche with legible text revealing: ...Maury 1880
On the back: various stamps with handwritten notes to be deciphered.
Gilding with original patina.
Dimensions:
With frame: 32 x 28 cm
Image size: 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Depth: 4.5 cm
Weight:1.225 kg
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François MAURY 1861–1933 Marseille
A Provençal painter, he studied at the Marseille School of Fine Arts.In 1880, he won first prizes in painting and drawing, and the Jules Cantini Prize the following year.
From 1880 to 1905, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and the Salon d’Automne in Paris.It was primarily through portraiture and landscape painting that he demonstrated his talent. He was greatly influenced by the painter Adolphe Monticelli, whom he admired.

All of our objects bear the traces of their history.