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Portrait oil on board with BONUS reverse painting tian or other personal objectsEarly 20th Century French Oil Portrait of a Gentleman, Double Sided with Villa Scene 23. 25 x 19. 75 This compelling French oil on board features the portrait of a distinguished older gentleman, painted with textured brushwork and a modernist approach to color. The sitters thoughtful expression, spectacles, and book in hand suggest an academic or intellectual figure, rendered with dignity and weight. The combination of realist form and expressive,