Bidspirit auction | A. M. Esprit (1866-1926), Figures

A. M. Esprit (1866-1926), Figures at a Breton Fountain - Anne-Marie Esprit (1866-1926) A regional genre scene set in Brittany, featuring women and children in traditional dress gathered around a stone fountain or holy well. The painting is signed A M ESPRIT in dark red paint in the lower left corner. It is presented in a heavily decorated gilt-finished frame with scrolling foliate and shell motifs, featuring a brass nameplate reading A. M. ESPRIT 1866-1926. The reverse reveals the canvas on a wooden stretcher with a central cross-brace, bearing a stamped number 25 and a yellow circular sticker with the number 33. Sight: 25 x 31 inches. Overall: 33 x 34 x 2 inches. Bin 40