Oil painting on canvas Robert Delval Work of art Painting

Robert Delval - Laurence canvas. Oil on canvas - hand-signed - 1997. Robert Delval (1934) Young woman seated with a bouquet of flowers, named "Laurence" by the artist. Unique work. Oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the canvas. Countersigned, titled and dated 1997 on the back of the canvas. The work also bears a sketch on the back. Dimensions: 54 X 65 X 2 cm. Superb condition. Intense colors. Unique work. Robert Delval was born in Paris, rue des Saules. He is a true Montmartre native, whose mother made Epinal pictures. He grew up among pots of paint, and naturally began to paint and draw at the age of 6. His artistic education was forged with street painters in the neighborhood of his childhood, books and museums. In 1947, he began his studies at the Haute École Claude Bernard in Paris. It was during this time that he created his first gouaches. In 1952, he moved to the Arts-Deco school in Paris, where he studied for three years. It was also during this time that he discovered the paintings of Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard. At the age of 25, he decided to explore new horizons. Between 1959 and 1963, thanks to his drawings and watercolors, he traveled through Italy, Spain, Greece, and France. He spent six months a year on the Riviera and in Saint-Tropez. Then he arrived in the United States with $20 in his pocket. On his first night in New York, he painted a few watercolors that sold immediately.