Georges BARRIERE (1881-1944). French school of Indochinese travelling painters. Small door at the Copper Pagoda. Framed oil on panel, signed and dated 36 lower right. Titled, located YunnanFou and dated 1936 on the back - Georges Barrière 14 Villa Jules Laforgue Paris 19e. Portrait of a Northern Minority woman sketched in pencil on the back with coloring indications. Dimensions: 26.8x35.6 cm. (Restoration of the panel border).

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