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458 - LOUIS ERNEST ANDRIEUX, known as FORTUNEY (1875–1951)
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LOUIS ERNEST ANDRIEUX, known as FORTUNEY (1875–1951) The Smiling Gypsies Two pastels on paper, signed lower left Dimensions (viewing area): 31 x 23 cm His real name was Louis Ernest Fortuné Andrieux; he adopted the pseudonym “Fortuney.” A student at the Toulouse School of Fine Arts and a friend of Rodin’s, he painted with Rodin in the south of France, in Cagnes-sur-Mer. He was a master of the pastel medium, which was very fashionable during the Belle Époque, and excelled at rendering the velvety texture of fabrics and skin tones. A figurative painter with ties to Expressionism and Fauvism, he painted numerous genre scenes depicting elegant women in the streets of Paris before turning his attention to Mediterranean landscapes and the Estérel.
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Day 2: Major Classic Art Auction—Old Master Paintings, Sculptures, Furniture, Archaeology, Asian Art, Curios, Glassware, SilverwareAuction house
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