Lot 59: Louis Raoul Arus (French, 1846-1921)

A French sailor in a captive balloon.
signed, inscribed and dated 'A mon ami Barauley LR Arus 1885' (lower right) and inscribed on a letter (on the reverse)
oil on panel
10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (26.8 x 34.9 cm.)
The letter states that this was painted in the Franco-Prussian war when he was a member of the Society of French Artists.

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