Oil On Cardboard Elegant With Ribbon In The Bath By William Laparra

William LAPARRA (1873-1920) is a Bordeaux painter of landscapes and portraits.
He exhibited in numerous Salons and received the Prix de Rome in 1898.

William Laparra had a great career and a hundred of his works were acquired by national museums, including the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. In his work, the portrait occupies a preponderant place.
The painter loves women: he represents them in bust, or lingers only on their faces. Wallpaper is often used as a background. Common traits, they almost all wear a colorful turban (perhaps a sign of his passion for Spain).
Far from his landscapes and his historical painting, often dull and with rigorous features, his portraits are cheerful and light. Women look you in the eye and smile like bearers of mysteries.