SOLD
Country of origin: France
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signed: Signed, inscribed & dated 1890 lower left
Dated: 1890
Condition: Lined and conserved - ready to hang condition
Size: 29.00" x 36.00" (73.7cm x 91.4cm)
Framed size: 34.00" x 41.00" (86.4cm x 104.1cm)
Provenance: FAAP - Paris, 30 Mar 2018 - Lot. 12
Further information: Mi-Careme or also known as The Paris Carnival is a carnival in the city of Paris in France. It occurs after the Feast of Fools and has been held since the sixteenth century or earlier, with a long 20th century interregnum.
Henri Dominique Roszezewski was born in Chezal-Benoist but active in Paris, where he made his Salon debut in 1868. Little else is known about his life but his parents were of Polish origin. He was mostly noted for his still life paintings but also for his genre scenes and portraits.