Jean Célestin Tancrède Bastet (1858-1942) Portrait of an elegant Parisian lady Period: 1897 Medium: Oil on canvas Provenance: From a private French collection Overall size with the frame is 80cm x 70 cm x 6 cm and the painting measuring 62 cm x 52 cm . A large wonderfully bright oil on canvas portrait of a Parisian lady in fashionable attire by the eclectic French genre painter Jean Célestin Tancrède Bastet (1858-1942). The portraits by the artist are very rarely available to the market and this is a very striking example of the painters portrait work . You can imagine the choice of background colour and tonality somehow representing an extension of the sitters unique personality as she sits for the artist who captures her cultivated glance which seemingly hold back her smile. Condition report: The painting displays excellent bright tonality and is largely in original but cleaned and unlined condition without any repairs to the verso. There are a few areas of well - blended retouches and areas of craquelure commensurate with its antiquity. The painting is presented within an ornate gilt frame from the period. Please refer to the notes below regarding frames. Jean Célestin Tancrède Bastet attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Grenoble, where he was a student of Aimé Charles Irvoy , then the Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studio of Alexandre Cabanel where he was admitted to compete in 1885, without success, for the Prix de Rome . Bastet was by nature an eclectic artist who used a wide range of mediums used and techniques including drawing, watercolor, pastel, oil. Bastet is probably best known as a portrait painter of genre landscapes and portraits including nudes, The painting offered is an excellent example of his work. Bastet was also a teacher of painting and his many pupils included Henriette Deloras . Bastets work is held in a number of important collections Worldwide and mainly in France where there are a number of his paintings held in collections including the Grenoble Museum , the Dauphinois Museum , the Museum of the Former Bishopric of Grenoble, the Bourgoin-Jallieu Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon . Grenoble , Grenoble museum : The Creed , circa 1892 The Cabanel Studio at the School of Fine Arts , 1883 Portrait of Xavier Roux , 1883 The Master of Arms , 1890 The White Penitents of Briançonnais , 1897 Portrait of Jules Bernard , 1902 The Snake Charmer of Benares , 1904 Young Girl at Tanagra , 1904 Self-portrait , 1914 Voiron , Mainssieux museum : The Turkey Keeper , The record price for this artist at auction is 8,964 USD for La caresse, sold at Christie's South Kensington in 2017. Please note: The frame that is included in the pictures above has been added to the artwork by a third party/the seller, as such it’s not an integral part of the object. The frame is being provided to you at no additional costs so that when your artwork arrives at your house you can immediately display it on your wall. As such any damages to the frame itself, that do not affect the integrity of the artwork, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. We would also point out that whilst we insure all paintings before shipping that we have no control over shipping once we have sent the painting . The successful bidder will be responsible for paying any import duties and any associated VAT in the country of destination . Please refer to the auction terms regarding this before bidding. All of the art that we sell is insured for shipping ( subject to the above ). All shipping is professionally packed. . we have been getting most paintings shipped to most parts of the EU with 5 working days but we cannot guarantee this . We have on a couple of occasions experienced a few delays with customs in certain countries over the last few weeks. Please Note: Studio/Gallery photos of paintings on an easel on the published material are intended only to represent accurately the size of the painting within that room environment. Also refer to the shipping costs and note the auctioneers disclaimer regarding potential customs charges . We cannot calculate these as they are levied in the country of destination and the amount payable is determined by customs there and not by ourselves or the auctioneers. We have experienced some customs charging higher than expected import taxes; so we would advise bidders to attempt the establish the likely excise duties that your own National customs will charge you before bidding and committing to buy the painting. We must emphasise it is not the UK customs authorities. Please check out our paintings and objects in the Tableau and Catawiki eclectic collector auction running from the 6th to the 22nd of September, our extensive collection in the British auction running from the 13th of September and paintings offered in the Museum and French 1850-1950 auctions also running from the 6th of September all on Catawiki !