"Georges Dorignac, Study Sheet, Charcoal On Paper"
Georges Dorignac is a French painter and designer. In 1893 he joined the municipal school of fine arts of Bordeaux, where his work earned him numerous prizes, and several mentions, notably in drawing and anatomy classes. In January 1898, he arrived in Paris, settled in the Montmartre district and took the entrance exam to the National School of Fine Arts. Admitted, he joined the workshop of the painter Léon Bonnat. After a few months, tired of this academic teaching, he decided to begin his career as an independent painter. Unsigned drawing, annotated on the back: loaned to the Musée de Montmartre. Provenance: Parisian gallery.