Little Boy Smoking Pipe, Small Antique Oil on Canvas Painting antique candle box 1920s or 30s I would

1920s or 30s I would guess

I purchased this and a few other pieces by Pierre Albert Leroux (1890-1959) from a dealer in France I found online-- I just fell in love with the sense of intimacy they lend to their official

which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self

and the office to the right

Little Boy Smoking Pipe, Small Antique Oil on Canvas Painting antique candle box 1920s or 30s I wouldThis old painting just made me laugh when I saw it not just for the pipe this little boy (I assume) is smoking, but also for the slouchy red sock, which by my take turns the painting into something of a portrait of a young degenerate in the making (i. e. once one stops taking care with their appearance, all hell breaks loose!) I think his outfit altogether is pretty great, right up to baby blue cap. And the pipe itself is quite a pipe I'm not an