Name: Three Women of the Night Mid Century Modern
Brand: Charles Levier
Price: 8000 USD

Three Women of the Night Mid Century Modern

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About the Item

Levier was born in 1920 to a French father and American mother in Corsica. From an early age, he held a fascination with color and form which led him, at age seventeen, to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs for private studies. During World War II, Levier served in the French Army in North Africa, later becoming Liaison Officer with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. After the war, Levier divided his time between living in the United States and in France. His first one-man show opened at the Galerie Constantine, in Lyons in 1949, followed by an American debut in Los Angeles in 1950. Levier continued with gallery shows in both France and the United States. Levier's works are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Paris and the Menton Museum, Paris. In the United States, his work may be found in the permanent collection of the Atlanta Museum, the Seattle Museum, the Evansville Museum, the New Orleans Museum and the San Diego Museum. His works have been included in the prominent collections of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Adlai Stevenson, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Prince and Princess Poniatoski, Mrs. Dan Topping, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Martin and many others. Levier is most known for his abstracted Post-Impressionistic still lifes and cityscapes of harbor towns and female studies as seen in "Three Women of the Night". In a trio of attractive women, Levier has successfully combined color and composition. Three female models (one of whom appears in several oils by the artist) are placed in position to accomodate movement. Noting the background model in side profile, Levier uses a triangular base with which to move the viewer's eye from one model to another. In warm and vibrant shades of red and orange, the artist invites energy and warmth to the canvas. The eyes of the models are lowered and shadowed in heavy eye makeup. Skin tones are natural followed by recognized positions of angularity. Although the viewer may not know the exact reason for waiting, the three models "Three Women of the Night" may standing in anticipation of the arrival of their escorts or patrons. Often Levier employed a Cubist technique. Cubism was developed in France in the teens and the 1920s by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963). Several artists, like Levier, continued to paint in the Cubist manner well into the 20th century. French Modernist Charles Levier died in 2003.

Creator:
Charles Levier (1920-2003, French)
Creation Year:
1960's
Dimensions:
Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
very good new frame.
Gallery Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: G1310212983