Signed Tazive 1990 Fauvist Expressionist Portrait of a Woman in a “Red Beret” Oil Painting in Gilt Frame

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Exceptional Fauvist-style portrait titled “Red Beret,” dated 1990 and signed “Tazive.”

Executed in oil on canvas mounted to board, the … Read more Exceptional Fauvist-style portrait titled “Red Beret,” dated 1990 and signed “Tazive.”

Executed in oil on canvas mounted to board, the composition depicts a solitary figure in a vivid vermilion-red beret, rendered through saturated, non-naturalistic color and emphatic painterly brushwork. Acidic yellow and chartreuse passages model the face against deep cobalt, teal and blue-green shadows, creating the chromatic tension characteristic of Fauvist painting.

The artist deliberately favors expressive color over naturalistic modeling, building the sitter through broad planes of pigment, abbreviated contours and gestural strokes. The resulting image has a wonderfully enigmatic quality: simultaneously sophisticated, slightly eccentric and highly decorative. The handling reflects the legacy of early 20th-century Fauvism and Expressionism while remaining distinctly late-20th-century in its graphic immediacy.

Signed by the artist at lower right and inscribed on the reverse “RED BERET,” “1990” and “oil on canvas mounted on board.” The artist's signature has not been definitively identified.

Presented in a substantial carved and gilded frame with layered moldings and an intentionally aged finish. The ornate frame provides a compelling counterpoint to the painting's modernist handling and saturated color.

An unusually appealing vintage portrait with enough visual authority to stand alone as a focal point. Particularly good for a collected interior mixing traditional antiques with Modernist and contemporary art.

Overall framed dimensions: 23” W x 28” H x 2” D. See less