Superb large animated watercolor of characters in Venice in front of the Doge's Palace Expressionist style Format: 77x56.5cm Artist: Michel Marie Poulain Born December 5, 1906 in Nogent-sur-Marne and died February 9, 1991 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule Transgender artist, born a man, he served as a non-commissioned officer and was a prisoner of war in a stalag from which he escaped in 1941. He chose to live under the appearance of a woman and became a model for the great couturiers and a cabaret dancer. A recognized painter, Michel Marie Poulain participated in the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants. She lived for several years in Montmartre before retiring to the south of France, in Cannes, where she ran her own art gallery presenting her own paintings. His friends were Colette, Cocteau, Jean Anouilh… Dated 1978 Good condition of the work - wear on the edges