The Debt
by Jacques Wely
SOLD
Country of origin: France
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signed: Signed lower right
Dated: 1900
Condition: Very nice condition - lined and conserved - ready to hang
Size: 18.00" x 24.00" (45.7cm x 61.0cm)
Framed size: 28.00" x 34.00" (71.1cm x 86.4cm)
Provenance: The collection of Thomas & Christie Accatino (Palm Springs - California)
Further information
This work is titled "The Debt" and depicts a woman beautifully dressed looking glum whilst discussing the money shoe owes to the seated man smoking. The inference is that she will need to find some other way to pay off the money she owes.
Artist biography
View full artist profilePainter, illustrator. Figures, genre scenes, landscapes, still-lifes.
From 1908, Wely was active in Montfort-l'Amaury (Yvelines). He illustrated Breton Souls ( Âmes bretonnes) by Camille Mauclair.
