Marie didiére Calvés (1883-1957)

(QA585) The Antique Paintings category, Portraits of Dogs, offers an oil painting on canvas with three Dogs resting near a flock of sheep, from the early 20th century. The antique painting is signed in the lower right by Marie Calvés, a French genre painter of landscapes and animals. Marie Didiére Calvés (1883-1957) was born in Paris and was a student and daughter of Léon Georges Calvès. She exhibited regularly at the Salon Des Artistes Français until 1940. She mainly painted animals. Some of her paintings are on display in the Gres museum. It also has an authentic and coeval carved and lacquered wooden frame from the 20th century painting. The painting and frame have been carefully and professionally restored. www.bisgart.com Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs. Antique Paintings | Hunting Landscapes | Hunting Scenes | French Antiques | Shepherd Dogs *** Canvas size: 73 x 54 cm Size with frame: 97 x 78 cm Depth: cm Weight: 5.6 Kg