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Painting reclining woman Oil on canvas signed Georges Louis Emile Capon dated 1928 art deco
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Painting reclining woman Oil on canvas signed Georges Louis Emile Capon dated 1928 art deco
This large painting in pastel colors in beige, yellow and white tones represents a woman lying on a white stole and a red stole. The subject is dressed in a white and black balconette swimsuit. She wears a typically art deco garconne hairstyle. A straw hat adorned with a red ribbon. Its lascivious attitude offers a beautiful stylized representation of the period through its abstract shapes with rounded corners and cut sides.
This painting by Capon will perfectly integrate a modern or classic interior.
Capon: Presentation of the artist
Georges Émile Capon is a French painter, engraver, lithographer, and poster artist born in 1890 of Norman ancestry. He is a student at the École Germain-Pilon, a renowned institution in art education. Capon came from the School of Paris movement as well as the group of Norman painters. His artistic technique was mainly oriented towards figurative art. In this article, we will look at the different contributions of the artist Georges Émile Capon as well as his estimate and rating.
Artistic contributions
Georges Émile Capon is an artist with great creativity who produced different works of art throughout his life. We can cite his paintings of nudes, landscapes, still lifes and portraits. He is known for having exhibited at the "Salons des Artistes Indépendants et d'Automne", as well as in 1920 at the Société Normande de Peinture Moderne.
Capon also worked as an illustrator for numerous publications, such as "La Gazette des Beaux-Arts" and "L'Illustration". He also worked as an engraver and lithographer, creating illustrations for luxury editions, advertising posters, and books, such as Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables."
Georges Émile Capon is a talented and versatile artist, who has worked in different fields of art such as painting, engraving, lithography and posters. He comes from the School of Paris and the group of Norman painters. With his figurative style, his paintings of nudes, landscapes, still lifes and portraits are beautiful to admire. Capon's contributions have greatly enriched the world of art and culture.
Many works by this artist are exhibited in various museums.
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- Dimensions
- 37ʺW × 2ʺD × 46ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Linen
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Tan
- Condition Notes
- Patina Good condition Patina Good condition less
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