FRANCOIS ADOLPHE GRISON
“Long Live the Joy”
A fine oil on canvas painting by Francois-Adolphe Grison (1845-1914) of a man smoking a pipe entitled “Long Live the Joy”, which is written on the wall above him (top right).
Some other examples of works by this artist are included at the end of the photos.
Frame: Set in a later giltwood frame.
Signature: Lower left.
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Condition: Painting and frame are both in good condition.
Measurements: Painting measures 46 x 36cm and the overall frame 58 x 48cm.
Biography: Francois Adolphe Grison was a French genre painter, born in Bordeaux in 1845.
He was schooled at Lequien and exhibited a number of genre paintings at the Paris Salon from 1873. In 1883 Grison joined the Societaire des Artiste Francais, gaining an honorable mention in 1885 as well as a third class medal in 1890.