Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.
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 in nature, among intricate gates that lead to non-existant chateaux...
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; pianist Arthur Rubinstein and actress Greta Garbo were known collectors of his work. Garbo owned a Harlequin painted by the artist, a figure that is also present in the work presented here.
Ours in an exquisite, large and important oil on canvas from the 1950s, the period of Dauchot's first success, combining freshness and virtuosity with his characteristic wistfulness. Measuring 50 x 100 cm, the artwork is signed at the lower right.
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.
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Masterpiece: Large Rites of Spring the Fiddler and the Dancing Girl,1950s French Expressionist...greta Garbo Owned a Works by the Artist! Oil on Canvas
