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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 10278940, member: 1476&quot;]These are decorative genre painting of the Italian waif school.&nbsp; That means they were produced for commercial reasons and not as fine art.&nbsp; Given the &quot;Milano 1962&quot; on the back of one example, they may have been souvenirs (although 1962 is a bit early as mass tourism didn&#039;t begin until later in the decade.)&nbsp; They do have their charm but their value is sentimental.&nbsp; They may be signed L. Basile to associate them with the listed French painter but it may be a name adopted by the artist or artists.&nbsp; The latter is likely as the signatures vary as does the quality of the paintings&#039; execution.&nbsp; How nice yours gave your father so much pleasure.&nbsp; He wasn&#039;t stationed in Europe after the war was he?&nbsp; Returning GIs often brought back art purchased at base PXs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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