LONDON.- The likes of Manet, Renoir, and Morisot remain amongst the public’s favourite artists, but so often their works are beyond reach, selling for millions at auction. Often ignored, however, are the lesser-known painters working in similar Parisian circles whose canvases remain affordable for entry-level buyers.

Two such paintings are due to sell at Roseberys Auctioneers in London on Tuesday 4 June, as part of the George Farrow Collection, an assemblage of remarkable museum-quality pieces collected by the native South Londoner throughout his later years. Inspired by trips to the Kensington museums as a child, Farrow went on to accumulate eclectic works that rival those in the Victoria & Albert Museum, including these two particular canvases:

Georges Stein, Flower market, Quai de l’Horlage, Paris. Oil on canvas, signed and inscribed lower left ‘Georges Stein Paris’, 36.5 x 44.4 cm.

The first is a romantic depiction of the flower market at the Quai de l’Horlage in Paris, by the hand of Georges Stein (1864 – 1917). Influenced by the renowned flaneur Jean Béraud, Stein would paint in-situ on the city streets and translate the bustle of Parisian life into paint. Similar works are held in the collections of the Musée Carnavalet and the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, while this particular iteration will sell at Roseberys for between £3000 - £4000.

Marcel Dyf, La Seine a Vernon (Île-de-France). Oil on canvas, signed lower right ‘Dyf’, 46.2 x 55.2 cm.

The second, La Seine a Vernon (Île-de-France), is an oil painting by Marcel Dyf (1899 – 1985), whose career saw him establish studios in the artistic refuges of Arles and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Works by Dyf can be found in the Petit Palais in Geneva, and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, with this particular piece having an estimate of £3000 - £5000.

The sale of the George Farrow Collection presents an opportunity for collectors to acquire pieces from a comprehensive and cohesive collection of art and antiques that have been carefully curated over many years; other highlights include a rare Berlin Chinoiserie tapestry attributed to Charles Vigne from the second quarter of the 18th century, an Italian specimen marble centre table inset with a micro mosaic, and several ornate velvet panels spanning the Safavid and Ottoman empires.

Peter Greenway, Director at Roseberys London, commented: ‘Roseberys is thrilled to have the opportunity bring such an extraordinary single owner collection to the market. The collection is remarkable, not only in its scholarly and historical breadth, but also because of its quality and exceptional state of preservation’.