(French, 1833-1901), profile portrait of a woman with red hair, wearing an emerald green robe, signed upper right "J. Ballavoine", oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in.; original 19th century gilt wood and composition French style frame with shell corner and central motifs with foliate decoration. Lined and restretched on old stretcher, craquelure, retouch in background, cheek, neck, around face 20 percent of surface affected; frame with wear to surface. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Frank Smathers, Highlands, North Carolina.