Table HSP L. NOIREAUT (1890-1960) "Laughing man drinking"

Oil painting on wood panel (isorel type) signed by L. Noireaut (see attached brief bio), a painter notably known for his representations of laughing characters accompanied by a glass of wine. Record sale for the artist: over 2000 euros (source Artprice). In good condition - see photos, which are contractual. The beautifully crafted frame is included. Dimensions of the panel: 27 / 35 cm. For any further information or to request photos, please feel free to contact me: sylvere.carlier@neuf.fr Biography: Noireaut studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In the 1920s and 1930s, the painter, who then lived in Mannheim and Paris, achieved a certain prosperity. He and his German wife Elisabeth Noireaut, née Baro, bought a house on Dürerstrasse in Mannheim. At the beginning of the Second World War, the couple left Mannheim for Paris, where they settled after the war ended. The most recent signed painting by Noireaut dates from 1964. Noireaut's work was initially based on French Impressionism. After a period of captivity during the First World War, during which Noireaut painted rather colourless works, he returned to his colourful Impressionist style. He collected motifs during his travels across France, Italy, and Tunisia. Various scenes of Parisian streets are often visible in the paintings created after 1945. As a portraitist, he focused on depicting male characters wearing headgear and a bushy beard, who were drinking wine or smoking a pipe. There are entire series of different portraits of a few typical characters.