Jean SOUVERBIE (1891-1981) Animated Mediterranean Beach, circa 1941-1942 Gouache and watercolour on paper signed lower left. 30.5 x 43.5 cm (12 x 12 in) per sheet Our work is a project for the set of the opera Le Drac, presented at the Opéra Garnier in 1942 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the composer Jules Massenet. This gouache belonged to Maurice Moulène, a famous painter and decorator, who created the sets of the opera from the models of Jean Souverbie. PROVENANCE: former Maurice Moulène collection. We thank Mr Frédéric Souverbie for having kindly communicated this information to us.

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