Courtois, Gustave Female nude at a window. Circa 1890. Charcoal and white chalk on brown paper. Firmly mounted on card. 93 x 60 cm. Signed and with dedication by the artist "a monsieur Freiwald souvenir amical". Framed under glass in a gilt stucco frame. Gustave Courtois was a French painter, known in particular for his expressive portraits. He studied at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts under the recommendation of the history painter Jean-Léon Gérôme and later taught painting himself at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Colarossi. - With inconspicuous smudges in places due to the technique, paper with small and quite inconspicuous weak spot (somewhat fragile) in the lower motif, with a pinprick in the face. Overall very good. Delicately captured depiction of a female nude with virtuoso lighting. Charcoal and white chalk on brown paper. Firmly mounted on cardboard. 93 x 60 cm. Signed and with dedication by the artist 'a monsieur Freiwald souvenir amical'. Framed under glass in a gilt stucco frame. - Gustave Courtois was a French painter, known in particular for his distinctive portraits. He studied at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts under the recommendation of the history painter Jean-Léon Gérôme and later taught painting himself at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Colarossi. - With inconspicuous smudging in spots due to technique, in the lower motif paper with small and quite inconspicuous flaw (somewhat cracked), in the face with pinpoint puncture. Overall very good. Delicately captured depiction of a female nude with virtuoso lighting. This lot is taxed by the rules. A surcharge of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.