Henri Lebasque | Odalisque c1922
Odalisque c1922
c1922
27 cm x 26 cm
Watercolour and pencil on paper
A beautiful watercolour of a reclining woman, c 1922. An inscription verso in French explains the work was painted c 1922.
Denise Bazetoux (France) the expert on LeBasque and currently compiling the artist’s catalogue has viewed the work and has authenticated the piece as an original watercolour by Lebasque.
Signed lower right.
Housed in a period gilt frame.
$10,500
Henri LeBasque: 1865- 1937
Henri Lebasque was a French post-impressionist painter. He was born at Champigné (Maine-et-Loire). His work is represented in French museums, notably Angers, Geneva (Petit Palais), Lille (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Nantes, and Paris (Musée d’Orsay). Lebasque died at Cannet, Alpes Maritimes in 1937.
He was known to be a good friend of Henri Matisse.
