“ Old Safe Stored Overall Condition Is Good ”

A RARE OIL ON CANVAS ORIGINAL PIECE BY FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST ANDRE FRANCHET DEPICTING A POPULAR COMMUNE IN FRANCE VALENCAY.INDRE.A FRANCHET IS A LISTED ARTIST WITH MANY OF HIS WORKS SHOWING UP IN AUCTION WHEN SEARCHING MANY AUCTIONEER WEBSITES WE FOUND HE HAS MANY LISTED AT 1,500.00-5,500.00 IN WHICH ARE HIS RAREST PIECES.THIS PIECE IS VERY RARE AND I WILL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN SCROLLING LISTINGS ON EBAY AND EVERY OTHER SITE AND I MEAN EVERY SITE WE FOUND ALL HIS WORKS ARE SIGNED A.FRANCHET HOWEVER FINDING ONE THAT IS SIGNED AND TITLED WELL WE COULD NOT FIND ONE.THIS ONE IS TITLED AND SIGNED CONSIDERING THIS COMMUNE (VALENCAY.INDRE) IS A PLACE WITH A LOT OF HISTORY ALWAYS BEING OWNED BY IMPERIAL FAMILIES ONE WOULD THINK HE NOT DARE TO PAINT SUCH A HISTORICAL FIGURE AND NOT TITLE IT.MEASUREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS W- 10.75" x 9" -H AND AS YOU CAN SEE OVERALL CONDITION IS GREAT FOR IT'S AGE WITH MINOR WEAR IF ANY FRAYING IS NOT VISIBLE.PLEASE ZOOM IN AS FAR AS THE POSTED PICTURES THIS PIECE IS TRULY A SIGHT TO SEE IN PERSON.THE CANVAS IS ATTACHED TO A WOOD FRAME BUT SHOULD BE PLACED INTO A FORMAL FRAME FOR MORE PROTECTION.ANDRE FRANCHET WAS BORN 1896-1961 THIS VERY WELL COULD BE ONE OF HIS EARLIER PIECES ONCE AGAIN THIS ART PIECE IS TITLED WHICH IS SOMETHING HE RARELY DID SO MAYBE AS HE PAINTED MORE AND MORE HE COULD HAVE FIGURED EXTRA WORK TO ALWAYS TITLE NO NEED.YOU CAN REST ASSURED WITH YEARS IN THE SHIPPING AND HANDLING BUSINESS THIS PIECE WILL BE CARED FOR IN THE UP MOST PROFESSIONAL WAY POSSIBLE.THIS PIECE WILL HAVE A PROTECTIVE BOX FORMED TO IT'S SIZE,PADDED THEN PLACED INTO THE PROPER BOX FOR SAFEST SHIPMENT POSSIBLE.THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR STOPPING BY PLEASE VISIT OUR EBAY ART GALLERY STORE AS WE HAVE MUCH TO OFFER THE EBAY ART COLLECTOR WORLD......