Maurice Legendre Paris 'Place Vendôme' Lithograph

This is a framed artwork by French artist Maurice Legendre, depicting a rainy, atmospheric evening at the Place Vendôme in Paris. The central focus is the Vendôme Column, surrounded by classical architecture and illuminated street lamps that reflect on the wet pavement. Legendre is known for these impressionistic Parisian street scenes. The work appears to be a color lithograph or offset print on paper, featuring a palette of cool blues, greys, and blacks, accented by warm yellows and ambers from the lit windows and lanterns. Figures with umbrellas are scattered throughout the mid-ground, adding movement to the composition. The piece is housed in a contemporary silver-toned or metallic wooden frame with a decorative beaded or rope-twist inner border. The artwork is professionally matted with a wide white or cream-colored window mat. Notable hand-written inscriptions appear below the image, likely including the title 'Paris - Place Vendôme' and the artist's signature. The condition shows visible cracking and paint loss on the outer edges of the frame, indicating some age or handling wear. The print itself appears protected behind glass, though there is a prominent reflection on the left side of the glass from an external light source. Maurice Legendre’s mid-20th-century style captured the romanticist 'City of Light' aesthetic popular in post-war decorative arts.