ANTIQUE PAINTINGS, PORTRAITS OF THREE PLAYING CATS, OIL ON CANVAS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. (QA750)

(QA750) The Antique Paintings - Cat Portraits category offers a charming oil on canvas painting depicting a portrait of three curious little kittens playing, from the late 19th century. It is a pleasant portrait representing a delicate domestic scene with cats, attributable to European artistic production between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The work portrays three cats rendered with great painterly sensitivity, typical of animalier painting, immersed in an intimate and natural environment, with particular attention to expressions and the play of light. The antique painting is signed Jane d’Hazon in the lower right. Jane d’Hazon is a French painter and writer, Jane d’Hazon de Saint-Firmin (1873-1957), born in Asnières (Hauts-de-Seine). Jane was part of a French aristocratic family and is also known simply as Jane d’Hazon. She was trained by artists like Adolphe Yvon, Dominique Rozier, and Ulpiano Checa, a Spanish painter active in Paris. She distinguished herself particularly as a painter of animal subjects, especially paintings with cats, which constitute a significant part of her artistic production. She received a mention in 1900. Some of her works are preserved in important museums in France. Furthermore, the artwork features a beautiful, authentic, and contemporary gilded frame made of genuine gold leaf from the 19th century. The antique painting and frame have been professionally and meticulously restored. Antique painting from the late 19th century. French antiquity. YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IWjsLal9HAc Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs. www.bisgart.com Bisgart Collection *** Canvas size: 55 x 45 cm Size with frame: 81 x 71 cm Depth: 9 cm Weight: 10 Kg