Seabirds vintage portrait with both still lifes and

with both still lifes and figures

Oil on canvas mounted on panel and signed lower left

The realistic composition features a gilt-head bream prominently in the foreground

leading to her recognition and the acquisition of her paintings by various galleries and museums in France

The frame has impacts and losses

Seabirds vintage portrait with both still lifes and19th century French School oil on hard carton. The work is signed Villemain (19th & 20th century) and dated June 86 for 1886. The surface is smooth to the touch and is backed by a newspaper page from the period, featuring an article about the Bismarck House and King Leopold II (1835 1909) of Belgium. This painting depicts a coastal scene, with seabirds flying overhead. The beach in the foreground transitions into a meadow dotted with wildflowers and a