Portrait of a ballerina was executed by French listed painter Fernand Jean Barbier, who was born and worked in Paris in 1920s - 1940s . Painter of landscapes and portraits. Studied by Paul Lambert, exhibited from 1924 to 1939 at the Salon des Artistes Francais.

Literature: Benezit "Dictionnaire des peintre,sculpteurs et graveurs", Paris, 1999; Saur " allgemeines Lexikon von Künstler".

Inscription: signed lover right.

Technique: oil on wood. Original period hand-carved and decorated with pieces of mirror frame.

Measurements: unframed w 7 1/3" x h 12 3/4" (18,7 x 32,5 cm), framed w 9 3/4" x h 15 1/4" (24,7 x 38,8 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.