The following description has been prepared entirely by the current owner, Roberts S. Fastov, Esq., and, at the collector’s request, has not been edited by Sloans & Kenyon

Note 1) This is a very finely executed and esthetically appealing Impressionist painting, executed by an artist who was exposed to classical French Impressionist painting and its techniques at the beginning of the 20^th century. The subject of this painting and the classical Impressionistic style suggests that Stansbury studied French Impressionism and its techniques, while in France. According to Askart.com, it appears that Stansbury was a pupil of the California artist, Dana Bartlett. She lived in Los Angeles, California; yet her plein air paintings of Southern California are rare, per Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". This opinion is confirmed by the fact that, per Askart.com, no Stansbury painting has been offered or sold at auction. Given the beauty and esthetic appeal of this painting; the fact that among California and American artists the practice of classical French Impressionistic technique, as opposed to American Impressionistic technique, is very rare; and its being a very popular and well-painted Parisian scene, the above broad scale presale estimates of $500 to $2,500 are reasonable and justifiable.