OIL ON CANVAS BY EMILE COMPARD PORTRAIT OF WOMEN AND COMPOSITION M4600This oil painting by Émile Compard presents a woman in the foreground. On the right we can see two women in the vegetation, probably lying down. One running naked, two others also naked. Here we find the touch of the artist. Émile Compard (1900-1977) is a French painter and sculptor. In his first, figurative period, Compard was influenced by Pierre Bonnard. Painter of nudes and landscapes. During the years 1920-1930, he frequented Brittany regularly: first Le Faouët, then Doëlan from 1936. He was encouraged by Matisse and especially by Jean Paulhan. In 1934, he obtained the North African prize awarded by the city of Paris. He produced a 132 m2 fresco for the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1937, the preliminary study of which is kept in the collections of the Center Pompidou. In 1947, his work entered the National Museum of Modern Art, the very year of its foundation. Compard experienced a very different second period: enamored with philosophy and influenced by Taoism, he moved towards non-figuration after 1946 and became one of the leaders of post-war French abstraction. The work is in a superb state of conservation, we report, for the most picky, slight friction, note a scratch and a friction with a small lack of material at the top right. It has a Montmartre frame in wood and stucco typical of the period. You will notice splits on the corners of the frame with loss and wear to the gilding. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. Feel free to zoom. The photos are an integral part of the description. Dimensions: Frame Height: 82.5 cm Thickness: 5.5 cm Width: 71 cm Painting Height: 59.5 cm Width: 49 cm S: YUPTWYP8 I remain at your disposal for any questions.