Francois Gall (1912-1987)

Elizabeth-Anne à la capeline rose, assise à la terrasse de La Coupole, Paris

Details

Francois Gall (1912-1987)
Elizabeth-Anne à la capeline rose, assise à la terrasse de La Coupole, Paris
signed 'F. Gall' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'F. GALL COUPOLE DE PARIS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 21.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1976-1980

Provenance

J. Richards Gallery, Charlotte.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999.

Lot Essay

The Comité François Gall has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.

In the present painting Gall depicts his young daughter, Elizabeth-Anne, with either her mother Eugénie or her sister Marie-Lize at the famous café, La Coupole, in Montparnasse. Elizabeth-Anne utlimately died in a tragic accident at a very young age.

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