Antique French female portrait signed bottom right P Chardin (Paul Louis Léger Chardin 1833-1918) and dated 1874, Ville d'Avray.  This delightful treasure of a painting is simple and unassuming but at the same time, very attractive.  A woman, who I believe is Madame E Desaugiere sits on a large red studded chair.  She looks away from the artist, deep in thought, her blue eyes complimented by a blue neck tie stored neatly under her white collar. Her arms are folded and the white cuffs of her shirt add interest.   
MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas.
Overall size: 17.5ins x 20ins or 44cms x 51cms (Approx)
Date: 1874
Signed:  Paul Louis Léger Chardin (1833-1918)  Paul was a painter of genre scenes, portraits, landscapes and urban landscapes.
A pupil of Dauzats and Justin Ouvrié, he exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1855 and 1875. His views of Florence, Venice, Versailles and the towns of southern Brittany are often anecdotal in character. He is noted for his Portrait of the Composer Kreutzer.  His paintings are exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Condition:  A delightful visual piece with some imperfections such as very small areas of missing paint and darkened varnish. It sits within a gilt frame, expect missing moulding and imperfections throughout.
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