Masterfully still life with pansies was executed in the late 19th century by good listed and high quoted French still life and genre painter Paul Claude Jance (1840 - 1915). He studied at the Ecole des B.-Arts in Paris, later by Ch.Gleyre, exhibited his still lifes , genre paintings and portraits since 1863 at the Salons in Lyon and Paris.

Literature: Lexicons: "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler" by Thieme/Becker ; Benezit. "Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers"(in French), Paris, 1999. On-line date bases artnet.com and artprice.com.

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 21 2/3" x h 15" (55 x 38 cm), framed w 31 1/2" x h 24 1/3" (80 x 62 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.