Painting Of Lying Naked Woman By Maurice Asselin

Superb oil painting on canvas representing a naked woman lying on a sofa by Maurice ASSELIN (1882-1947). French painter born June 24, 1882 in Orleans and died September 27, 1947 in Neuilly-sur Seine. He is a French painter and engraver attached to the school of Paris Maurice Asselin is best known for his still lifes and his nudes. Another recurring theme in her work is motherhood, which has reached rare levels of delicacy. He also devoted himself skillfully to watercolors and landscape paintings of his beloved Brittany. Present in the museums of Algiers, Ghent in Belgium, Denmark, the United States and France in various museums such as Brest, Lyon, Paris, Nantes, ...... This very realistic painting represents a young naked woman lying on a sofa, arm straight behind head, pensive. The colors remained bright and luminous, signed lower right M ASSELIN. The set is presented in its period frame in wood and gilded stucco. Painting of very good quality, decorative in excellent condition.