Oil on canvas by Emile Compard Portrait of women and composition

This oil directed by émile compard presents a woman in the foreground. On the right we see two women in the vegetation, probably lying down. One running naked, two others also naked. We find here the touch of the artist. Émile compard (1900-1977) was a french painter and sculptor. In his first, figurative period, compard was influenced by pierre bonnard. Painter of nudes and landscapes. During the years 1920-1930, he regularly frequented brittany: first le faouët, then doëlan from 1936. He was encouraged by matisse and especially by jean paulhan. In 1934, he was awarded the north africa prize by the city of paris. He created a fresco of 132 m2 for the universal exhibition in paris in 1937, the preliminary study of which is preserved in the collections of the centre pompidou. In 1947, his work entered the national museum of modern art, the same year it was founded. Compard experienced a second very different period: enamoured of philosophy and influenced by taoism, he turned towards non-figuration after 1946 and became one of the leaders of post-war french abstraction. The work is in a superb state of conservation, we report, for the most picky, slight friction, note a scratch and friction with a small lack of material at the top right. It has a montmartre frame in wood and stucco typical of the period. You will notice slits on the corners of the frame with gaps and wear of the gilding. For the state thank you to detail the photos. A4601. Feel free to zoom in. Photos are an integral part of the description. Size: Frame. Height: 82.5 cm. Thickness: 5.5 cm. Width: 71 cm. Paint. Height: 59.5 cm. Width: 49 cm.