Lot 9: Michel Richard-Putz (1868-1934), PORTRAIT D’ÉDOUARD JABLONSKI PROFESSOR DU LYCÉE SAINT LOUIS, PARIS, CIRCA 1905, Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled in pencil to the stretcher, 25.75 x 21.25 in — 65.4 x 54 cm

MICHEL RICHARD-PUTZ (1868-1934), BELGIAN/FRENCHPORTRAIT D’ÉDOUARD JABLONSKI PROFESSOR DU LYCÉE SAINT LOUIS, PARIS, CIRCA 1905Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled in pencil to the stretcher25.75 x 21.25 in — 65.4 x 54 cmProvenance:Private Collection, Montreal, QCNote:Michel Richard-Putz was born in Ichitem, Belgium in 1868. He moved to Paris in the 1880s where he studied with Benjamin Constant and the renowned Jean-Paul Laurens. Richard-Putz exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français and he became a member of that group in 1908. He specialized in painting scenes of Parisian life but also is known for his classical and historical scenes. His style is associated with both impressionism and academic art.The sitter, Edouard Joseph Marie Jablonski, (1848-1923) was a professor of mathematics at the prestigious school Lycée Saint Louis in Paris, France.Estimate: $2,000—3,000