(A) Camille Liausu (1894-1975) -- Benezit listed -- painted this sensuous oil which measures 38 1/2 wide by 32 tall; the exquisite silver-leafed frame adds another 8 inches in both directions. It's entitled in a rather delicate, understated way, "Les deux amies." (e-mail Jack for a price)

(B) This "mixed media" painting on board, by Marquis de Panat (1886-1965), "Paysage Vallonne," speaks to me with its soft palette and balanced composition.... It's 36 inches wide, about 25 tall, the frame adding 4 inches on every side. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(C) Signed G. Bailly, possibly Georgette Bailly as listed in Benezit. A substantial painting of a village street scene in rural Provence, in its original ornate gilt frame, it measures 48 wide by 40 tall including the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(D) Signed B. Cowez (the nom de plume of a French artist) -- this Mediterranean scene eloquently captures the radiating, pulsing heat of Southern France. The entire painting has been accomplished with a pallet knife, and likewise radiates the energy of the painter. In its original frame, on board, and measuring 27 inches high, 23 wide (the frame, which has a width of two inches, included). (e-mail Jack for a price)

(E) A pencil drawing on paper by Tonia Cariffa, student of Fernand Leger (born 1924, Benezit-listed). Signed TC and dated '48, it measures 16 1/4 by 20 3/4 plus the very substantial solid hardwood antique frame which adds another 3 inches on all sides. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(F) Oil on canvas signed Cristelys, this painting measures 12 1/2 by 15 3/4 plus the frame which adds about three inches on all sides. Soooo sorry, Madamoiselle charmed her way out the door! SOLD!!

(G) A large oil painting on canvas by the Lyonnaise painter Duperay, somewhat recent but so much in the style of the 30's; it measures 23 wide by 28 1/4 high. The silver-leafed frame adds 2 3/4 on all sides. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(H) According to Benezit, Pierre Castan was born in Toulouse in 1819 and lived until about 1890. This painting on canvas of "trois barques" at Marseille has a slightly impressionistic flavor. Restored and framed newly in an antiqued 22K wood frame, it measures 18 1/2 by 13 (including the frame, which is about 1 1/4 wide). (e-mail Jack for a price)

(I) Measuring 13 1/2 by 17 1/2 plus the frame, this oil on board is by Pierre Dupont. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(J) An erotic nude in pastel, unsigned, measuring 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 plus its original mat and gold-leafed frame. SO sorry, Paul new a great thing when he saw this and.... SOLD!!!

(K) A favored Lyonnaise painter named Favrene executed this baudy barroom scene entitled "Touche de Bleu." In its original frame also decorated by the artist, measuring 25 1/4 by 28 3/4. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(L) Oil on board by Wenbaum or Weinbaum, Albert, Benezit-listed. (Eleve des Academies de Cracovie et d'Odessa. Il peignit des fleurs, des portraits, des scenes parisiennes et des types juifs. Il exposait au Salon des Independants depuis 1909 et au Salon des Tuileries a partir de 1928. Il a disparu depuis la seconde guerre mondiale, fut une figure de Montparnasse de la grande epoque. On peut dire que son art est specifiquement juif; il a illustre les Images bibliques de G. Kahn et peint de caracteristiques scenes de famille. Il a ete sensibile a la douloureuse poesie de nos faubourgs les plus desherites.) Measurements: (image) 12 1/2 by 15 1/2, signed by the artist. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(M) A fetching pastel on paper signed J. Haurel. It measures 19 1/4 by 23 (add 2 1/2 on all sides for the silvered frame). (e-mail Jack for a price)

(N) A large watercolor boldly signed in lower center: Made´ Gourdon. It measures 24 by 29 inches including the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(O) Oil on canvas, dated 1945 and signed G. Moullade, a French artist -- Benezit listed -- best known for his landscapes and natural scenes. Including the frame (which is about 3 1/4 wide), it measures 35 inches tall by 27 wide. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(P) A compelling storm scene in a French village, oil on board, it measures 23 by 19 including the olive wood frame. Sorry, I can't read the effusive French signature! (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Q) A poignant, iconic family scene (oil on canvas) painted in 1940 by Maurice Montet, a Roanne painter born in 1905, listed in Benezit. It measures 17 1/2 by 14 1/2 plus the frame which adds 3 inches on all sides. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(R) A watercolor signed Peche (?) of a businessman in his prime. It measures 13 1/2 by 17 1/2 plus the frame of about 3 inches on all sides. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(S) A cubist drawing by Nicolas Poliakoff, "Atelier Andre L'Hote" noted on the lower left. Poliakoff is listed in Benezit. The work measures 11 3/4 by 17 1/2, 18 by 24 1/2 with the mat and frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(T) Marked "La Graveure Francaise" on the top left and illegibly signed in pencil on the lower right. It measures 26 by 31 including its original frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(U) Signed AA 69, by Aunaitre. A mixed media piece, it measures 30 by 22 including the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(V) Embossed leather in its original oak frame, a muscular woman astride a mythical beast. Signed Dillons (?), it measures 18 by 13 including the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(W) Signed "PAJO," a moreorless contemporary artist from the Cote d'Azur in the south of France. An oil on canvas, it measures about 27 by 32 inches including the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(X) An unsigned 50's nude on board about 23 by 38. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Y) Christiane Nardy painted this folksy oil on canvas. Her Parisian atelier address is on the back of the painting as well as its title, "Repos aux champs." It measures 25 by 21 inches plus the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Z) "Nu Allonge" by Rene Besset. This oil on canvas measures 18 by 25 1/2 and is dated 1928. Besset, a Lyon-area painter, is represented in the Villefranche Musee Paul Dini, which houses Dini's lifetime collection of work by Lyonnaise artists. Not shown here is the original silver-leafed frame, which is in "antique" condition. Photo upon request. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Z1) August Clerge´ (1891-1963, Benezit-listed), painted this dreamy Equestrienne in 1939 (dated with signature). It measures 36 by 47 inches including the frame. Oil on canvas. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Z2) Adolphe Wansart (1873-1954, Benezit-listed) signed and dated his oil-on-board painting 1943. It measures 29 by 21 plus about four inches on all sides for the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Z3) Auguste Brouet (1872-1941, Benezit-listed) created "Les Saltimbanques" in pastel. It measures 28 by 18 inches plus the frame. (e-mail Jack for a price)

(Z4) Another pastel, this one signed F. Majorel (1898-1965, Benezit-listed); it measures 25 by 19 plus the mat and frame. Sorry, Majorel's masterpiece has been gobbled up! SOLD!

(Z5) Just purchased, this compelling gouache on paper, 21x15, by R. Beetem, signed and also reading "Study from T. Gericault's Race of the Riderless Horse" (e-mail Jack for a price)

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