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Jean Albert Grand-Carteret, Portrait of a Lady Elegant black-haired lady with a boyish cut, in a grey blazer and white blouse as well as a turquoise hat with a slightly curved brim, in side profile to the right, intimate, sensitive snapshot of the contemplating modern woman, through skilful lighting it seems as if her thoughts remain hidden in the shadows under the forehead covered by the hat, pastel on cardboard, 1st half of the 20th century, signed "J. A. Grand Carteret" lower left and inscribed again on the plaque, framed behind glass, dimensions approx. 35 x 27 cm. Artist info: French painter (1903 Paris - 1954 ?), known for his nudes and portraits, particularly gifted in the medium of pastel, pupil of Jules Adler and Lucien Simon, regular exhibitions at the Salon des Artistes Français and at the Indépendants in Paris, his father was the famous author John Grand-Carteret, source: Thieme-Becker and Internet.
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Jean Albert Grand-Carteret, Portrait of a Lady Elegant black-haired lady with a boyish cut, in a grey blazer and white blouse as well as a turquoise hat with a slightly curved brim, in side profile to the right, intimate, sensitive snapshot of the contemplating modern woman, through skilful lighting it seems as if her thoughts remain hidden in the shadows under the forehead covered by the hat, pastel on cardboard, 1st half of the 20th century, signed "J. A. Grand Carteret" lower left and inscribed again on the plaque, framed behind glass, dimensions approx. 35 x 27 cm. Artist info: French painter (1903 Paris - 1954 ?), known for his nudes and portraits, particularly gifted in the medium of pastel, pupil of Jules Adler and Lucien Simon, regular exhibitions at the Salon des Artistes Français and at the Indépendants in Paris, his father was the famous author John Grand-Carteret, source: Thieme-Becker and Internet.
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