Pierre PAULUS (1881-1959). "Female workers. Les canlettes 1939. Oil on canvas. This painting was exhibited at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Charleroi during the Pierre Paulus retrospective held from September 19, 1998 to January 17, 1999. Appears in the book "Les couleurs de l'humanisme", page 182. Museum exhibition label on back. Related work: "Femmes ouvrières 1941", former Verbeke Courtrai collection (note Bernard 60), De Vuyst sale March 2023. This second, larger model depicts the same scene in the same location, but under snow. Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm. Resale rights applicable from 2000 euros.

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