"GEOFFROY Henri-Jules-Jean (1853, 1924)- Smiling little girl."
Charcoal and chalk.
Dimensions: 38.5 x 30.5 cm, with frame: 63.5 x 54 cm.
A lot of expressiveness in this portrait brushed with dexterity by the artist.
H.J.J.Geoffroy has made a reputation by painting children.
This painter and watercolorist started at the Salon in 1874.
He was able to translate with great tenderness and delicacy the naive charm of the latter.
Museums: Paris (The Louvre), Amiens, Bayeux, Birmingham, Cambrai, Mulhouse, Rochefort, Saintes, Tourcoing, Trieste