The Fiddler and the Dancing Girl on Thin Ice, Circa 1950 by French Expressionist...greta Garbo Owned a Works by the Artist! Oil on Canvas

1940 - 1960

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

Gabriel Dauchot (1927-2005) was the quintessential artist: unworldly, bohemian, romantic, frequently drunk. If you look at his art, you will see immediately that he identified with the loneliness of outsiders - real or imagined - such as travelling folk and the figures from the Comedia dell Arte, notably Pierrot, with his naivety. His work shows and feels all the pathos of the human condition. Note the delicacy of the little figures here, as they dance and play on (thin) ice.

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 Dauchot was awarded the Prize of the Society of Art Collectors. He exhibited at the prestigious Galleries Durand-Ruel and Katia Granoff in Paris and internationally, with

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.

Here is an exquisite small oil on canvas from the 1950s, the period of Dauchot's first success, combining freshness and virtuosity with his characteristic wistfulness.

The painting measures 22 x 27 cm, with the overall framed size being 31 x 36 cm. The artwork is signed at the lower left.

Physical Dimensions

Height

22cm (8.66")

Width

27cm (10.63")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA913213

Dealers Notes

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Description

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A Parisian "School of Paris" artist often called "the painter of the human comedy", Dauchot admired Maurice Utrillo and Chaim Soutine.

Skippings Fine Arts

He studied with Yves Brayer and Othon-Friez and received enormous acclaim, being hailed as one of the most important artists of his generation.

fig 1. The fiddler and the dancing girl on thin ice, circa 1950 by French Expressionist...Greta Garbo Owned A Works By The Artist! Oil on canvas — fig 1. The Fiddler and the Dancing Girl on Thin Ice, Circa 1950 by French Expressionist...greta Garbo Owned a Works by the Artist! Oil on Canvas

In 1951 Dauchot was awarded the Prize of the Society of Art Collectors. He exhibited at the prestigious Galleries Durand-Ruel and Katia Granoff in Paris and internationally, with

Hattfield Gallery in Los Angeles, Juster Gallery in New York, and the O'Hana Gallery in London.

fig 2. The fiddler and the dancing girl on thin ice, circa 1950 by French Expressionist...Greta Garbo Owned A Works By The Artist! Oil on canvas — fig 2. The Fiddler and the Dancing Girl on Thin Ice, Circa 1950 by French Expressionist...greta Garbo Owned a Works by the Artist! Oil on Canvas

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.

Here is an exquisite small oil on canvas from the 1950s, the period of Dauchot's first success, combining freshness and virtuosity with his characteristic wistfulness.

The painting measures 22 x 27 cm, with the overall framed size being 31 x 36 cm. The artwork is signed at the lower left.