Oil on canvas, second quarter 20th century, signed at lower right, in period gilt frame.

Frame dimensions 24 x 27 1/4 in.,

Emile Baes studied at the Brussels Academy and then under the Belgian artist, Joseph Stallaert, in Paris from 1895-1901. Best known for his female nudes, Baes exhibited frequently throughout his career at the salons in Brussels and Paris.

Some light craquelure; scattered chipping and loss to frame.