Charles George DUFRESNE (1876-1938). "Moses Saved from the Waters". Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 59 x 72 cm. Provenance: Estate of Monsieur Louis Thirion, furniture from the private mansion built in 1923 by Gibert et Ogé, which has remained in the family ever since. Charles George Dufresne (1876-1938) was a French painter, engraver, sculptor and decorator. He came from a family of sailors and fishermen originally from Granville. Dufresne is known for his traditional skills and values, as well as for his adoption of a slight degree of Cubist stylization.

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