228. Paul COLIN (1892-1985) Five-leaf polychrome lacquer screen on wood frame with modernist of an "African bather", brass hinges. Handwritten signature in the decor, circa 1948, a rare decorative work by the famous poster artist and decorative painter, a member of the Union des Artistes modernes, since its creation in 1929. Scratches and jumps of lacquer. Open: 250 x 160 cm Each sheet: 160 x 50 cm (chips, mainly on the edges, vertical scratch on the first leaf on the left in the decoration, slight lack and chip in the upper part of the back of one leaf).

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