Vintage Still life oil painting on thick board of a plant and vase in an interior by sought after French artist Louis Charrat. The painting is signed and dated.  A table covered with a pretty cloth upon which sits a tea service and an attractive vase with plant or leaves.  A varied palette aids this good composition with raised impasto enforced paint to add interest and texture. 
MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
Medium: Oil on board 
Overall size including frame: 19ins x 23ins including frame: 50cms x 58cms (Approx)
Date: 1946
Condition:  This painting is in good condition, however you should expect imperfections in particular minor areas of missing paint and minor renovations.  The frame has missing moulding, particularly at the corners and has had minor renovations but it appears to be in a good sturdy condition throughout.
Signed: Louis Charrat (1903-1971) see photo above.  Louis lived in Lyon. He painted portraits, intimate scenes, interiors, still lifes and landscapes. He entered the Lyon School of Fine Arts in 1920, studying with Georges Décôte and Régis Deygas. 
In 1931, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Société Lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts. In 1934, he received the Prix de Paris at the Salon des Beaux-Arts, and the Prix Chenavard awarded by the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. In 1936, the Société des Artistes français awarded him a silver medal.
In 1954, he visited Rome and Tivoli, where he was awarded the Prix de la Villa d'Este. He designed the stained glass windows for the Saint-Bonaventure church in Lyon. 
In 1965, he was elected member of the Académie de Lyon. In 1969, he became president of the Société Lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts, succeeding Jean Dulac. From 1968 until his death in 1971 he taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
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