Eugène LELIÈPVRE (1908-2013) - Elegant woman in pink dress in front of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris

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Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Dimensions unframed: 46 x 38 cm (18.1 x 15 inches)
Dimensions with frame: 66 x 57 cm (26 x 22.4 inches)
Original carved and gilded wooden frame
An elegant Parisian scene
This superb painting depicts a graceful woman in a sumptuous pink dress, strolling with refinement along the Place de l'Étoile, in front of the Arc de Triomphe. Eugène Leliepvre's impressionist touch and luminous palette lend this work a timeless, romantic atmosphere, typical of female portraits of the Belle Époque.
The influence of artists such as Jean-Gabriel Domergue and Pierre Gatier is perceptible in this work, which follows in the great tradition of 20th-century portraits of elegant women.
About the artist : Eugène Leliepvre (1908-2013)
A master of female portraiture and military painting
Eugène Leliepvre was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer in 1908 and died in 2013 at the age of 105. Renowned as a painter of elegance and cavaliers, he devoted a significant part of his output between 1940 and 1960 to refined portraits of women, evoking the glamorous world of Gabriel Domergue.

An official army painter from 1951, he was also a recognized specialist in uniformology and military history. His works illustrated Le Chasseur Français for forty years and the famous Manufranced calendar for twenty-three consecutive years.
With his wife, he also contributed to the creation of models and figurines for the Musée de la Marine in Paris.
His talent and exceptional career were crowned with the title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1998.
Condition
✔ Very good overall condition.
✔ A few light marks from time on the frame.

Ref: QDC8CVNIUN