"Orientalist Painting On Vellum."
Rare oil painting executed on vellum depicting a young shoe shine. Study probably runs in Algeria hence the use of the medium in order to include the subject in a table. Beautiful line and position quality suggesting movement. Annotated on the back: "Souvenir of Algiers", and dedicated to a Mrs. Julien and signed GÃ © rome? Period late nineteenth, early twentieth century. Dimensions: frame 31 X 22.5 cm Véilin: 21 X 13 cm