1. Jean Francois Bosio (French, 1764-1827)

Girl Feeding a Canary.
Oil on canvas, unsigned, framed.
13-1/2" x 15".

Bosio was born in Monaco and went to Paris as a young man where he trained under the most famous Neoclassical painter of the day, Jacques-Louis David. David's emphasis on meticulous draftsmanship had a powerful effect of Basio's art, a quality apparent in this sweet image of a girl with a caged bird. Basio enjoyed a long tenure as Professor of Drawing at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, and exhibited regularly at the annual Salons.

Note: Period Empire frame.

6,000/8,000     SOLD: $5,865.00

Condition: relined and restored, extensive inpainting.