Buste & Bouquet Pet portrait She lies in comfort surrounded

She lies in comfort surrounded by her art and objects

Rutten (1891- 1981) in the lower right corner

Materials: Oil on carton

portrait of a child in oil on canvas

ranging from lines and geometric shapes to expressive distortions

Buste & Bouquet Pet portrait She lies in comfort surrounded20th century oil on canvas signed Robert Simon (18891961), dated 1931 on the reverse. The painting also bears the artists studio stamp and Paris atelier address. This intimate still life captures a corner of an artists atelier. A marble or plaster bust rests against patterned fabrics, while a vivid bouquet in a porcelain vase brings warmth and focus to the foreground. The cool tones of the background create a quiet contrast to the colorful, sunlit