2 of 2–Hôtel de Beaune

Description

The Subject: Hôtel de Beaune

The painting depicts the storefront of the Hôtel de Beaune, located on the Rue de Beaune in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris. This area, known as the Carré Rive Gauche, is famous for its high-end antique dealers and art galleries. The artist has captured the classic “Parisian glow”—the warm light from the windows reflecting off a rain-slicked street, accented by the iconic blue-and-white street sign.

The Artist and “Company”

Looking at the style and the signature (visible in the lower right), this appears to be the work of Guy Dessapt (born 1938).

• The Artist: Dessapt is a well-known French painter famous for his Impressionist-style street scenes of Paris, Venice, and New York. His work is characterized by “broken” brushstrokes and a mastery of light and reflection.

The Medium: While this looks like an oil painting, it is highly likely a serigraph or lithograph on canvas (often called a giclée or “enhanced” print). Many of these were produced and sold through high-end galleries like Wally Findlay Galleries, which popularized his work in the U.S. during the 1980s and 90s.