Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Intimist Female Nude Painting to the 1910s.
With brushwork that is confident yet delicate, the painting has the richness of an oil painting but the raw intimacy of a sketch.
At a time when the upper echelons of the French art world were still almost exclusively male, Charlotte Chauchet-Guilleré broke through the "glass ceiling" of early 20th Century Paris. A central figure in the landmark 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, she was a founding force behind "Atelier Primavera", the revolutionary design studio established in 1912 by Printemps, the iconic Paris department store. As one of the first major retailers to curate its own avant-garde aesthetic, Printemps sought to move away from the heavy styles of the 19th century. Under the artistic direction of Chauchet-Guilleré and her husband René, Primavera became a laboratory for the "New Art," employing young, progressive artists to create chic and accessible modernism. Our painting, dating from the early years of the studio (c. 1915-18), represents the height of this creative shift.
Measuring 36 x 56.5 cm at sight and signed at the lower right, the workis presented in a substantial, high-quality wooden frame with a deep forest-green mount that beautifully pulls out the subtle emerald tones in the tea service. The overall framed size is 69 x 84 cm
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Intimist Female Nude Painting to the 1910s.
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The Tea Hour, Ca 1918: Intimist Bonnard-esque Interior Scene by Woman Artist Oil on Paper
