'Waiting at the Cafe', French Impressionist Oil, Paris in the Spring

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Signed lower right, 'Sebastian' (20th century) and painted circa 1990.

A substantial and atmospheric oil on canvas showing a view … Read more Signed lower right, 'Sebastian' (20th century) and painted circa 1990.

A substantial and atmospheric oil on canvas showing a view of the interior of a smart Parisian restaurant with a fashionably-dressed young lady seated by a window and gazing expectantly out at a busy boulevard where pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage pass beneath trees showing lush spring growth. Exceptional handling of light and of the detail in all areas including figural work and costume and, particularly, in the finely-realised still-life of roses. See less