Featured Early 1900s French impressionist portrait oil. Do you recognise him? Or the style?

I need some help with this please. I have this picture which I believe is from the early 1900s. I think it's by a French artist. The back has a paris stamp with french words.

I do know that many impressionist in that time painted each other.

Do you maybe recognise who this characterful man is, or do you maybe recognise the style to point out a artist?

Thank you

 

Looks like young Salvador Dali.

 

I was thinking the same, Ghopper. But Dali wasn't born until 1904 and wouldn't have been old enough to look like this until at least the mid-1920's. Whoever the sitter was, he certainly has an "artsy" look, though.

 

They all probably looked like that. he definitely has a bohemian appearance. Such a well done piece,pity about that awful scratch. id carefully pop it out of the frame and see if theres a signature on the bottom.

 

why r the dots of the canvas coming thru the paint?
is this normal?

 

I have done that already during my research. But no signature to be found. Yes the scratch is right in the middle of his face. But want to know first if it's worth fixing before I spend money on it.

 

Don't know if that's normal? Is this reproduction or faked? It is very thin layer painted.

 

With no tie, in the period he would be considered Bohemian.

Debora

 

The style of the painting looks to me a bit like Edouard Manet's works.

 

I think it's normal, most probably the artist used some solvent to mix with the oil paint, in order to obtain a thinner layer (and to use less paint), and the layer became worn out with the time.

 

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What exactly does the stamp on the stretcher say? it might be helpful to identify the age.
This guy looks to me quite a lot as Thomas Couture. But he died in 1879.

 

whatever business...
is on Rue Lamartine in paris

 

All I can read is "E. Petit," "Encadreur" and "rue Lamartine." Can't find any information of a business by that name on that street, however.

Debra

 

Well, there's this... The street received its name in 1848.

Debora

 

I think you're a bit late with your date. To my eye, it would date to the late 1800s. And very likely sitter was friend of painter (especially as he's shown in such a relaxed pose.)

Debora

 

I could even think mid-1800s to be honest. It's not yet impressionism
Updated: apparently, there was an artist Eugene Petit, but I didn't find any info if he worked as a framer (encadreur) too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugène_Petit

 

I find it interesting how much detail there is in the face and head, albeit slightly muted, while the work around the collar, hand and arm is so “loose”, almost looks unfinished in comparison.

 

"E Petit" was not an "Encadreur", but an "Emballeur": i.e. packer. He is recorded at 6 Rue Lamartine between 1876 and 1894, though he may also have been trading beyond these dates.

https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&version=1.2&collapsing=disabled&query=(gallica all "petit emballeur rue lamartine") and arkPress all "cb32695639f_date"&rk=21459;2

 

Well done! Thank you for the above. (New on-line resource for me -- the Bibliothèque Nationale de France web site.)

Debora