Painted by Francois Gerome (French, born 1895) and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity. Born in Paris in 1895, Francois Gerome is best known for paintings of young, fashionably dressed women of the Belle Époque at picturesque locations including the Place de la Concorde, the Opéra, the Moulin Rouge and the Café de la Paix. Gerome’s dramatic compositions are rendered with a warm palette and capture the essence of the romantic atmosphere of vintage Paris. His paintings can be found in private, institutional and corporate collections in the United States, Japan and throughout Europe.