Oil on canvas by emile compard portrait of women and composition

This oil made by émile compard presents a woman in the foreground. On the right we see two women in the vegetation, probably lying down. One who runs naked, two others also naked. We find there the touch of the artist. Émile compard (1900-1977) was a french painter and sculptor. In his first period, figurative, 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 won the north africa prize awarded by the city of paris. He created a fresco of 132 m2 for the universal exhibition of paris in 1937, the preliminary study of which is kept 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 very different second period: in love with philosophy and influenced by taoism, he turned to 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 setting in wood and stucco typical of the period. You will notice slots on the corners of the frame with gaps and wear of the gilding. For the state thank you to detail the photos. M4600. 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.