ALFRED-GEORGES HOEN (French, 1869-1954). CAMELLIA BRANCH, signed lower left, dated July 14, 1900 on reverse. Oil on canvas - 9 1/2 in. x 13 3/4 in. Estimate $800-1,000
Alfred Georges Hoen studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he was a pupil of Gérôme. Hoen exhibited annually at the Salon des Artistes François from 1910 until 1954. He principally painted still lifes and seascapes. Later in his career he was a well-known society portrait painter in France and the United States.