Bellecoeur, Etienne-Prosper Berne (French 1838-1910), French Field Officer Smoking, oil on board, 15 x 11 inches, signed lower right, framed in a gilded Louis 16th style frame measuring 19 x 15 inches. Etienne-Prosper Berne Bellecoeur, a painter, was born in Boulogne-sur-Wed France, July 29th, 1838, and died there Nov. 29, 1910. He was a pupil of Picot and F. Barrias at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied portraits and landscapes, genre and military subjects. He is Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and exhibited at the Salon of French Artists between 1900 and 1905. In good condition. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .