Ga�tan Dumas.French ( b.1879 - d.1950 ).Une Trace De Plaisir Ou De Regret.(A Trace Of Pleasure Or Regret).Oil On Canvas.Signed Upper Right.Image size 13.2 inches x 10 inches ( 33.5cm x 25.5cm ).Frame size 18.7 inches x 15.6 inches ( 47.5cm x 39.5cm ).Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original impasto oil painting is by the French artist Gaetan Dumas and dates from the 1930s. The painting is presented and supplied in its original Montparnasse frame (which is shown in these photographs).The frame and the canvas have both benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. A professional small repair to the canvas, performed when in previous ownership, is evident on the reverse. The repair is not visible from the front and is very stable and well done.This vintage painting is in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.The painting is signed upper right.Ga�tan Dumas was an accomplished French artist and poet. He was born in Marseille on 22 January 1879, and died in Bordeaux on 24 November 1950. He was known as a painter of portraits, nudes and still life works. His works are noted for a sensitivity and generosity of spirit. He was a member of the Salon des Tuileries, where he exhibited his work and also exhibited regularly at the Salons d�Automne. Posthumous retrospective exhibitions of his work were held by the Salon d�Automne in Paris in 1952 and again in 1960.Today, examples of his work are held by the museums of Bordeaux, Courbevoie, Dijon, Marseille, Meudon, Paris (Petite-Palais) and Toulouse.Dumas is the subject of a book published by Raymond Piquot in 1956, entitled �Ga�tan Dumas, Peintre et Po�te, Carnets d� Atelier�.� Big Sky Fine ArtThis is an excellent example of the work of French artist and poet Ga�tan Dumas, dating from the 1930s. It is signed by...