Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1960s.
Philippe Cara Costea studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the Academie de la Grande
Chaumiere with Emile Othon Friesz.
The Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Museums of Tours, Poitiers and Blois, the Art
Institute of Chicago, and the National Library of France other public institutions own his
works. In addition to numerous one-man shows in France, he exhibited in Lausanne - at
the prestigious Galerie Paul Vallotton - in Tunis, at the New York Coliseum, in San
Francisco, Cologne, and Brussels.
He exhibited all the major French national shows, such as the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon Comparaisons.
One of Cara Costea's gallerists was Jean Claude Bellier.
Son of an auctioneer as well as Edouard Vuillard's godson, Bellier was the youngest-ever art expert at the Paris auction house, and as an important dealer in Modern Art. Having organised important exhibitions in Paris and New York for the Galerie Charpentier, Jean Claude Bellier sets up his own gallery in Paris
in 1960. There, he showcased Cara Costea's work in 1961,1963, 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1974.
Our drawing is signed and dated 1964 at the lower right and comes from the gallery of Jean Claude Bellier, giving it wonderful provenance.
Measuring 49 x 62 cm at sight, the overall size in a more recent frame is 59 x 72 cm.
Please look at our stock gage for a couple of further works by the artist!
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1960s.
Modern french & continental pictures selected by a former french auction house expert
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Elegant Modernist Tree Study, Farmhouses, Mid 20th Century French Ink Line Drawing
