Buste & Bouquet Pet portrait The surface is smooth to

The surface is smooth to the touch

Materials: Oil on carton

Signature: Th

he aimed to capture maximum emotion in minimal space

Buste & Bouquet Pet portrait The surface is smooth to20th 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