Épagneul bird painting near the Luxembourg Gardens

near the Luxembourg Gardens

Date: Late 19th century

luminous canvas

A 19th-century Belgian school oil on canvas painting mounted on a wooden panel

Épagneul bird painting near the Luxembourg Gardens19th century oil painting on wood panel signed Ch. Virion for Charles Louis Eugne Virion (1865 1946), in the lower left. A charming small format portrait of a pointer or spaniel, poised in the classic hunting stance against a soft countryside backdrop. One can easily imagine this as a tribute to a beloved companion or a celebrated hunting dog, its keen focus and alert posture captured with Virions characteristic precision. This compact yet expressive