Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.
A Parisian "School of Paris" artist often called "the painter of the human comedy", Dauchot admired Maurice Utrillo and Chaim Soutine. He studied with Yves Brayer and Othon-Friez and received enormous acclaim, being hailed as one of the most important artists of his generation.
In 1951 - around the time when our picture was painted - Dauchot was awarded the Prize of the Society of Art Collectors. In spite of his young age, Dauchot exhibited at the prestigious Galleries Durand-Ruel and Katia Granoff in Paris.
Internationally, his work was shown with the Hattfield Gallery in Los Angeles, Juster Gallery in New York, and the O'Hana Gallery in London.
Former French president and avid art collector Jacques Chirac praised Dauchot's work in a speech, and actress Greta Garbo was known to be a collector of Dauchot's work.
Our oil on canvas measures 22 x 27 cm, the overall framed size being 40 x 44 cm. The artwork is signed at the lower right. On the verso of the stretcher are an old exhibition and shipping label.
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.
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French Expressionist Montmartre the Artist's Studio by Gabriel Dauchot, Ca 1950. Greta Garbo Owned a Works by the Artist! Antique Oil on Canvas.
