Margaret Lisel

The Rabbit and The Cat

1934

Pair of French mid 20th Century drawing in the style of Georges Remi, dit Hergé. The works are not signed but both are titled and dated. Presented in modern frames under glass. The first is a charming street view of Cannes on the Cote D'Azur in the south of France, an area now internationally famous for its annual film festival. The artist has captured the imposing nature of the fine stone buildings with their blue and green shutters towering over the scene. Next to it fine trees so characteristic of French streets are just coming in to leaf. Two men go about their business, one is walking towards a cafe. Cars and a red delivery truck animate the scene. The second an equally charming view of the chapel at the Nice Chateau cemetery on the Cote D'Azur in the south of France. The artist has captured the imposing nature of the fine colourful stone buildings with their arches, cupolas and finials. Surrounding the buildings are trees and bushes and to the foreground cars of typical 1960s design. The style of the artist is clearly inspired by the animations of Georges Remi, dit Hergé which were so popular at this period. Georges Remi, more commonly known as Hergé created his own clean, expressive style of drawings known as ligne claire...

French pastel on paper portrait of a sleeping cat by Renée Jullien. The drawing is signed bottom left and presented in a custom wood frame with cut card mount under glass. A charmin...

1980s abstract expressionist biomorphic coloured pencil drawing on paper by Belgian artist André Pierret, signed bottom right. André Pierret was born ...

Mid Century French feutre drawing on paper of a Provençal stable with horses by Jean Arène. Signed and dated bottom left and presented in a wooden frame under glass. This evocative...

Cats is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated 1965 on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in H...

Chats is a black and white watercolor realized by Anonymous artists in the second half of the XX century. The artwork depicts silhouettes of sinuous cats also on both sides of the ...

Cat is an Original Drawing in watercolorl realized in the Mid-20th Century by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. P...

Eileen Soper, RMS SWLA (British, 1905 – 1990) Rabbit was in one of his dreamy moods Signed ,inscribed with title (below mount) Pen and ink 3.1/4 x 5.1/4 in. (9 x 16.2 cm.) Provenanc...