Julien Delvigne, attr., Still life with flowers Bouquet of roses in a bulbous vase against a light background, impasto impressionist painting with broad brushstrokes, oil on canvas and hardboard, 1st half 20th century, indistinctly signed "... Delvigne", beautifully framed behind glass, dimensions approx. 48.5 x 33.5 cm. Artist info: French painter (1878 Garches/Seine-et-Oise until 1947), Post-Impressionist, attended the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1923 and the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1931-34, active in Garches/Seine-et-Oise, source: Vollmer, Bénézit, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon" and Internet.

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