Fine gouache painting of a man and woman in a French domestic interior, with two dogs, signed lower left

by Balkley, C F.

$1,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

1 vols. Image 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches, matted and framed to 14-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Fine condition. Item #30468 A beautiful, meticulously painted gouache of a prosperous 17th century couple: the man sits on a couch, holding a diamond scribe with which he has etched a legend on the window reading “Sans Femme qui est heureux?” “Without a wife, who is happy?” , which his wife stoops to read, smiling with approval. A

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