Lovely genre scene in a noble interior was executed in 1892 in Paris by listed Italian painter and lithographer Angelo Asti (1847 Milan - 1903 Gorbio/Mentone). The artist studied : Scuola di Litografia at the Accad. di Brera, Milan, was awarded in1864 (Servolini: 1867). The worls glory broken him his ideal woman portraits, which he created in Paris and exhibited in the Salon de Paris in 1890 - 1901 : "Songeuse", 1897; "Premier rêve", 1899; "Dans les rêves", 1900.

Literature:  "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker, Leipzig, 1999; AKL Index. , Servolini, 1955 (Suppl.); Comanducci I, 1982.

Inscription: signed and titled Paris (18)92, lower left.

Technique: watercolour on paper, laid down on canvas.  Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 15 1/8" x h 21 2/3" (38,5 x 55 cm), framed w 19 2/3 " x h 26 1/3" (50 x 67 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.