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FRANCOIS GALL 1912-1987 Kolozsvar 1912 - 1987 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Eugenie Gall Resting in the Park Technique: Original Signed Oil Painting on Panel Size: 22 x 27 cm / 8.6 x 10.6 in Additional Information: This original painting is hand signed in red by the artist "F.gall" in the lower left corner. Provenance: Sotheby's Arcade, New York, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 16th February, 1999, Sale 1642, Lot 105. Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. Born in 1912, he began studied all media at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome while working in menial jobs to secure a living. Six years later, Francois Gall established himself in Paris and became a student of Devambez at the National Academy of Fine Arts. Francois Gall greatly admired the first generation impressionist and adopted their concepts for his own interpretations. Parisian scenes and portrayals of women engaged in typically feminine activities, like this small painting, were among his preferred subjects. Condition: Good condition. Some paint missing alongside the edge of the panel. There are some golden leaves attached to the panel.