Raymond Espinasse (1897-1985) - The Three Grasses

Grease pencil on paper by Raymond Espinasse (1897-1985) Work titled "Les trois grasses" Signed lower left and studio stamp Dimensions on view: 24 x 20 cm / Dimensions with frame: 41 x 37 cm It was at the beginning of the 20th century that Raymond Espinasse discovered Fauvism and Cubism. He moved to Paris in 1925 and taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. From 1945, the French State bought a significant number of his works and made him appreciated by the general public. Until the early 1960s, Raymond Espinasse lived in Saint-Tropez, Hyères, Aix, Sète, Montpellier, where he painted themes that were dear to him: the sea, ports, dance, the nude... For a large part of his life he painted alongside his great friend François Desnoyer and exhibited with Jules Cavaillès, Henri Martin, Achille Laugé, Maurice Utrillo, Paul Signac...