Paul B. Pascal (1832 or 1839 Toulouse - 1903/05 in Quebec or Washington) Pair of oriental atmospheric landscapes in the sunset and moonlight Counterparts. Typical motif and style sheets by Pascal, who specialized in Oriental motifs in watercolour and gouache technique. Pascal, who studied at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, spent his youth in North Africa. From 1876-1880 he exhibited at the Paris Salon. In 1893 Pascal emigrated to North America. Watercolor a. gouache/paper. L. a. resp. r. a. signed a. dat. 1885. ca. 19 cm x 29 cm (mat opening). Frame. A pair of Oriental landscapes at sunset and by moonlight. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Each signed and dated 1885.

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