Bouquet N°3 Still Life in visible contrast with the

in visible contrast with the blue-cliché and the almost folkloric colors that were in vogue at the time

On the back: The Parisian address of  Mestrallet's atelier in the 5th arrondissement

including exposed canvas in the corners

Signed: Yes

Materials: Oil on wood panel

Bouquet N°3 Still Life in visible contrast with theOil on canvas signed Paul Louis Mestrallet (1886 1961). An oval still life with assertive brushstrokes and beautiful volumes of texture on the petals. Comma brushstrokes produce dynamism and perspective in this piece. Exploring the red palette in this bouquet results in a full range of tones from pink to dark purple red. About the artist: Paul Louis Mestrallet was born in Paris in 1886 and died in 1961. After training at the Beaux Arts, he traveled