P Deltour (?) French School Of The XIX ° A Painter And His Model In The Workshop Oil On Canvas

P Deltour (?) French school of the 19th century
The artist with his model and friend in his workshop
Oil on canvas
Signed "P Deltour" (?) and dated 1879 on the lower, an indistinct inscription on the lower left
In a modern frame : 69 x 58 cm
Old and very important restorations in the left part, inpaintings and traces of a repaired large tear in the middle left part. It has been relined.
The main sitter's face has been repainted and is no more original. 

The subject and the treatment in details of a painter interior are really charming and original. The main sitter, a painter is absorbed in the contemplation of his last creation, perhaps a portrait of the woman on its side, who seems to have been nude just the moment before..... while one of his friend shows no interest to what's happening around him. 

Unfortunately the condition of this painting is quite poor, the remaining untouched parts - mainly in the right part - are really well painted, it's a pity the left part had to be so rudely restored.
It's still quite charming when seen from distance and has to be hung with a lighting adapted to give the best of this painting.