A coastal scene signed Félix Fournery dated 1902, showing boats in full sail and one about to set out, a young lady rushing down steps as if wanting not to be left behind, in, a pier to the left, and a foreground of thistles in autumnal colour, single paper leaf, simple wood monture, guard approx. 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. F. Fournery, born in Paris in 1865, died in 1938, had a fisherman’s house in Villerville, and the Normandy coast was at the heart of his work. French painter, fashion illustrator, watercolourist and socialite.