Charles Gesmar

Original Art deco gouache and ink drawing of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar 1921

1921

A rare and exquisite gouache and watercolor painting of Jane Marnac by renowned Art Deco artist Charles Gesmar. The artwork features a topless Jane Marnac in an elegant, oversized ha...

Circle of Raoul Dufy (French b. 1877 - 1953) Venus a la Coquille Gouache / watercolour on paper Signed with monogram ‘OTS’ (lower left) 13.1/2 x 9.3/4 in. (34.3 x 24.5 cm.)

An Art Deco gouache painting by American artist Anthony Nelle featuring exquisite details and materials to create a fantastic and enchanting scene.

Charcoal and gouache on paper, titled ‘Phil Richards’ and dated ‘Friday Dec 8 72’ (lower left), 64cm x 48cm (72cm x 56cm framed).(Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso)). the picture is framed behind UV glass Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elizabeth Arden. He was also an accomplished portraitist. His work is celebrated in Brian Stonehouse...