figuralstudy
French Figural Nude Oil on Board by Simone Haret
Simone Haret (b. 1904 France) figural study on masonite board depicting nude bathers in an aquatic landscape (river or lake).
Figures are crudely composed with blurred outlines and indistinct features against a sharply pronounced background landscape of foliage and water.
From the collection of a prominent French collector whose residences have been extensively photographed for various publications.
Purchased by aforementioned client at Fraysse et Associés in Paris in 2015.
Framed – H: 19.5″ x L: 23″ x D: 2″
Iris Brody Oil Wash on Masonite Figural Study
$1,800.00Iris Brody (American – d. 1961, NY, drug overdose) oil wash on paper laid on masonite figural study of a boy. Brody, part of the Kerouc / Ginsberg Lower East Side Manhattan “Beatnick” scene, was an artist notably admired and collected by William Burroughs. Her painting of poet-musician Jackson Mac Low can be seen in the background of a famous photograph of Burroughs.
Artist signed.
Framed dimensions: H: 41.13″ x D: 1.25″ x L: 24.88″
Unframed (roughly): H: 37″ x L: 20.5″.