Franck Will (1900-1951) - Saint-Valéry
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Saint-Valéry, an oil on canvas landscape from 1950 by FranK-Will (1900–1951) in the Impressionist style, depicting a port scene at Saint-Valéry with a sailboat, lighthouse and jetty, signed in the lower left, inscribed on the reverse, in a gilded frame, 46 × 35 cm, France.
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Frank-Will (1900-1950) – Saint-Valery, 1950
Oil on canvas depicting a harbor scene at Saint-Valery, with a sailing boat, lighthouse and pier.
Work signed Frank-Will bottom left and located “St Valery” bottom right.
On the back, handwritten inscription “St Valery 1950”.
This work is therefore dated 1950, i.e., the very last period of the artist, Frank-Will having died in the same year.
Frank-Will, pseudonym of Frank William Boggs (1900-1950), is a French painter known notably for his views of Paris, his landscapes and his port scenes. Son of the painter Frank Myers Boggs, he moved in the Parisian artistic milieu and is distinguished by a vivid, spontaneous and expressive painting.
Beautiful pictorial quality, with impasto particularly visible in the treatment of the sea, the sky and the sails.
Technique: oil on canvas
Era: mid-20th century
Dating: 1950
Signature: Frank-Will, bottom left
Location: St Valery, bottom right
Inscription on the reverse: St Valery 1950
Framing: gilded frame
Artwork sold in its current state, in accordance with the photographs.
Frank-Will (1900-1950) – Saint-Valery, 1950
Oil on canvas depicting a harbor scene at Saint-Valery, with a sailing boat, lighthouse and pier.
Work signed Frank-Will bottom left and located “St Valery” bottom right.
On the back, handwritten inscription “St Valery 1950”.
This work is therefore dated 1950, i.e., the very last period of the artist, Frank-Will having died in the same year.
Frank-Will, pseudonym of Frank William Boggs (1900-1950), is a French painter known notably for his views of Paris, his landscapes and his port scenes. Son of the painter Frank Myers Boggs, he moved in the Parisian artistic milieu and is distinguished by a vivid, spontaneous and expressive painting.
Beautiful pictorial quality, with impasto particularly visible in the treatment of the sea, the sky and the sails.
Technique: oil on canvas
Era: mid-20th century
Dating: 1950
Signature: Frank-Will, bottom left
Location: St Valery, bottom right
Inscription on the reverse: St Valery 1950
Framing: gilded frame
Artwork sold in its current state, in accordance with the photographs.
Details
Artist
Franck Will (1900-1951)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Saint-Valéry
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1950
Condition
Good condition
Height
46 cm
Width
35 cm
Depiction/theme
Seascape
Style
Impressionism
Period
1940-1950
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