Ferdinand BASSOT (1843–1900) - Pair of portraits: a man and a woman wearing white bows, half-length. [18]73. Two oil paintings on rectangular canvases with oval-shaped cutouts on a gold-patinated backing. Signed and dated in the lower right or left corner (difficult to read). 41 x 33.5 - 41 x 32.5 cm. Signs of wear, craquelure, and previous restorations on both canvases. - Artist seen from behind painting a Crucifixion (self-portrait?). 1888. Oil sketch on panel. Monogrammed in the lower right corner. 23.5 x 14 cm. A small tear forming at the top due to a nail hole. These may be two portraits of the painter and one of his wife.