A large painting, attributed to François Adolphe Grison (1845-1914). Depicting a woman dressed in black, with a feathered hat, sitting in an interior scene. One hand is wearing a glove, and the other is bare. She is sitting on a couch with pillows, having various wall hangings behind. A small table with a plant against the wall. An oriental rug on the floor. Oil on canvas.
Signature and date: "1889" lower right.
39 ½ x 32 inches ~~ 100.3 x 81.3 cm.
This painting sold at auction for $4.250 plus 27% (buyers fee) = $5,397.00. The following is the link for the sale: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/126333901_a-female-portrait-painting-attr-to-francois-grison-1889
François Adolphe Grison, was born in 1845 in Bordeaux, France. He was a French painter of history and genre scenes, interiors, animated landscapes and still life subjects. He was also an aquarellist.
Grison studied with master teacher and artist Lequien Justin in Paris. In 1868 he settled in Geneva, Switzerland. From 1873 he exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français and in 1883 he became a member of the Societaire des Artiste Francais. He received an honourable mention in 1885 and medalled in 1890.
He died in 1914 in Geneva. Today, his paintings can be found in private and public collections, including at theMulhouse Museum, Strasbourg Museum and Metropolitan Museum in New York.