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Art Nouveau Woman on Beach in Green Dress Romantic Story "Le Retour"

Creator: Georges Lepape
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
In this painting, Art Nouveau French illustrator Georges Lepape depicts a high moment of personal drama. He exquisitely renders a beautiful yet solitary woman sitting on the beach. She is dressed in a patterned green dress. He captures the precise moment when she's see her male friend semi-silhouette with outstretched arms as he breaks over the hilltop. The artist deftly establishes a line of sight between the two distant figures.
"Le Retour." Illustration for unknown publication. Gouache, graphite, and silver highlighting on paper mounted to thin board. 317x214 mm; 12 1/2x8 1/4 inches, mounted to 13 1/2x9 1/2-inch board. Signed "Geo. Lepape" and dated 1916 in lower right image.
Exhibited: Galerie Luxembourg, April to June 1978, cat. no. 68.
This original gouache was subsequently reproduced in Georges Lepape, ou l'élégance illustrée by Claude Lepape and Thierry Defer (Paris: Herscher, 1983), page 84.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1900-1919
Creation Date:	1916
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Surrealism, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	517740

Dimensions

W.	8.25 in;	H.	12.5 in;
W.	20.96 cm;	H.	31.75 cm;

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