Oil On Canvas The Port Of Isigny-sur-mer, Frank Will 1900–1951

Oil on canvas depicting the bustling harborof Isigny-sur-Mer, in the Calvados department.
In the foreground, three sailing merchant ships fill the harbor, whilethe Aure Bridge can be seen in the background.The work is signed “Frank Will” in the lower right corner.
It is presented in its original weathered wooden frame.
Canvas dimensions: 61 × 50 cm.
In very good condition.
*FRANK-WILL 1900–1951 French Post-Impressionist painter, School ofParis, born in Nanterre on March 13, 1900; died in 1950 in ClichyHe was a familiar figure on Montmartre Hill and a close friend of GenPaul, with whom he painted views of Paris from an early age—the painter’sfavorite subject.He lived on Rue Pigalle in Paris and took over the studio of his father—alsoa painter—on Boulevard Clichy; he was at the heart of Montmartre’s bohemian life.A musician, he frequented many of the neighborhood’s cabarets from 1930 to 1951; the artistexhibited in numerous Parisian galleries. His work is held inVersailles, Meudon, Menton, Geneva, Florida, and in severalprivate collections.