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ANTIQUE #SA1079258

Andre Delfau "Ladies Of The Night" Oil Painting.

£1,250    $1,670    €1,462
ANDRE DELFAU oil painting.
 
A large French cubist oil on canvas depicting nude girls in a Paris street. Circa 1950s. Delfau, born 1914 painted scene sets and costumes for the Opera in Paris and also worked in India, Burma and Japan. This beautiful example has not been restored. This work probably depicts a scene of girls from a Paris brothel. A most unusual painting.
 
Title: “Ladies of the night”
 
Medium: Oil on original canvas
 
Provenance: Private French collection
 
Size: c. 24 x 29 inches unframed
 
Condition: Unlined and unrestored
 
André Delfau specialised in painting dance and the theatre and also produced a number of stage sets and costumes for the Opéra in Paris and the Théâtre de l’Odéon. He also worked in Morocco, India, Burma and Japan.
 
His dancing, acrobatic, cavorting Harlequins are developed in arabesque movements.
 
Few Auction Records
 
Paris, 22 March 1982: Sleeping Beauty (17¼ × 21¼ ins/44 × 54 cm) FRF 8,000; Moroccan Hammam (gouache, 17¼ × 21...
Antique ID: SA1079258
Item: Andre Delfau "Ladies Of The Night" Oil Painting. - (reference SA1079258)
Buying direct from seller: Country Homes Antiques Stirling
£1,250



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