Alexis Louis Roche, Portrait de Femme, Coiffure des Années 20, 1929, Oil on Canvas

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The red dress, art deco portrait of an elegant woman, 1929
signed and dated "a. L. Roche 29" in the … Read more The red dress, art deco portrait of an elegant woman, 1929
signed and dated "a. L. Roche 29" in the lower right corner.

this elegant portrait, painted in 1929 by swiss artist alexis louis roche (1891–1961), depicts a young woman in profile wearing a striking red dress and set against a dark, atmospheric background.

her carefully arranged dark hair, accentuated by distinctive silver-grey waves, delicate earring and refined appearance evoke the sophisticated feminine style of the late 1920s. The sitter’s graceful profile, red lips and fashionable appearance give the portrait a particularly elegant art deco character.

roche combines a traditional approach to portraiture with a freer, distinctly modern handling of paint. While the sitter’s face is sensitively modelled and her features carefully defined, the dress, neckline and surrounding background are rendered with broader, more expressive brushstrokes. Warm flesh tones emerge beautifully against deep greens, browns and muted ochres, while the intense red of the dress provides the composition with its principal chromatic accent.

painted during the interwar period, the work combines elegance and restraint with the growing influence of european modernism. The contrast between the carefully observed face and the increasingly spontaneous treatment of the surrounding areas gives the portrait both intimacy and a distinctly modern character.

painted in 1929, the work belongs to a particularly interesting period in roche’s career, when portraiture formed an important part of his artistic production. Beyond its qualities as a portrait, the painting offers a charming evocation of late-1920s fashion and of the changing image of the modern european woman.
signed and dated lower right “a. L. Roche 29.”
dimensions: 46 × 38 cm (18.1 × 15 in.).

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