Marcel-François LEPRIN (1891–1933). Paris Alley. Oil on canvas, signed lower right (wood-boring insect holes, slight stains, damaged frame). Height: 60 cm - Width: 73 cm Provenance: - Public auction on May 14, 2022, at Maître Laurent Bernard, lot no. 266. Note: A painter and draftsman famous for his views of Montmartre, Marcel Leprin settled in Paris in 1921. Despite a relatively short life, he left behind a body of work marked by numerous depictions of the capital, rendered in an expressive style with an often melancholic atmosphere.