Gustave Alaux (1887-1965) The Orgy Oil On Panel Signed

Oil on panel by Gustave Alaux, official painter of the navy representing an orgy scene probably in the West Indies signed lower right with the marine anchor. Montparnasse period frame from Drouant Paris Dimensions without frame: 24 cm x 19 cm In 1907, he studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris under Maurice Baschet then in 1914 at the Académie Julian under Henri Royer. He exhibited several times at the Salon des Artistes Français where he won a silver medal in 1920 and a gold medal in 1927. In 1926, he joined Charles Fouqueray in the La Sabord company for the maintenance and conservation of souvenirs of navy, following this he became a painter of the Navy the same year. Appointed knight of the Legion of Honor in 1928 then officer in 1950. Also an illustrator, he was artistic director of Éditions du Galion.