Description
Signed Louis Orr, Arles, oil on board, 13" x 21" of building, or buildings, with what appears to be fire in the building. Frame has gold leafing. There are gobs of paint on the edge of the board, as if testing colors. Louis Orr supposedly was comissioned by the French Government to draw war scenes, and so this perhaps could be one of those. Very thick, globby paint on painting. Needs cleaning. Would like to know value of this painting.
Re: SIGNED LOUIS ORR OIL ON BOARD, ARLES
Hello, I don't believe this a war scene at all, because Arles is located in the South of France and WWI never reached it with destruction. It looks like it's an evening view in a street, with a house where people have lit a fire to get warm. I also believe it was painted in the 1920s and not by 1880, because Louis Orr was born in 1879, and he would have been a very early talent otherwise...
As for the value of the painting, I don't know. A pastel showing a park view sold for $200 a few years ago, and my guess would be that the painting would cost twice that, but, unfortunately, Orr is much forgotten and not really sought after these days.
However, I collect his works (his parisian etchings, which I will try to write a catalogue raisonné of), and I would be interested in it. Please feel free to drop me a line at : capestenoire at yahoo dot fr