Simone Oddou (1911-2003) Oil On Canvas Still Life With Bouquet Of Flowers

Oil on canvas by Simone Oddou, French painter born in 1911 and died in 2003.
Signed lower right, titled on the back "Pot blanc".
Very good condition.
American box frame in black and gold wood.
Painting dimensions : 65 x 54 cm.
Frame dimensions : 71 X 60 cm.
Simone Oddou entered the GANERON painting school run by Yves Breyer's mother at the age of 18.
She was passionate about painting and was also interested in drawing on fabrics.
She worked for the greatest silk manufacturers DUCHARNE, STARON, BIANCHINI-FERRIER, BARRIOZ.
It was during this period that she met the painters Bernard Lorjou and his wife Yvonne Mottet. They encouraged her to paint and were her mentors.
CHRISTIAN DIOR, the founder of the famous fashion house, chose her to represent
good taste and French elegance in JAPAN in the years 1955-56. She was introduced to the emperor
HIRO HITO and the empress. She worked there and was charmed by this country.
She created a silk scarf company PARIS ART SILK (P.A.S) that she co-directed with a Japanese.
She died in 2003
Exhibition: PARIS, TOKYO, OSAKA, ST ANTOINE, CARCASSONNE, ST MARCELLIN, LYON...
Finlay Gallery in NEW YORK, Grenoble Museum
Shows: International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), Independents, Autumn, French Artists, Women Painters...