The Japanese Mask (1884). Gustave-Claude-Étienne Courtois (French, Academic, 1852–1923).
His drawings were shown to Jean-Léon Gérôme, and in 1869, Gérôme encouraged Courtais to enter the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Through his life, Courtois was in close friendship with fellow student Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, together with whom he maintained a fashionable studio in Neuilly-sur-Seine from the 1880s.
Gustave-Claude-Étienne COURTOIS - The Japanese Mask - 1884