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William Malherbe
Large French Post Impressionist painting of a nude in dappled summer sun

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A large and serene painting of a lady posing elegantly by the riverbank in dappled summer sun. William Malherbe was a master in Post Impressionist painting and sold much of his work in America during the Second World War. His works are in the collection of the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris amongst others. William Malherbe (French, 1884-1955) La Baigneuses au riviere Oil on canvas Signed on the reverse with studio stamp 40.1/4 x 30.1/4 in. (102.3 x 77 cm.) William Malherbe was a French Post Impressionist painter born in 1884. His success came in the 1930’s exhibiting at the gallery Durand Ruel, the famous Paris gallery who’s fortune had been made by backing the Impressionists. Fleeing the Nazi’s in 1939 he immigrated to New York city exhibiting at the Corcoram Gallery in Washington DC. Here he was highly sort after and some of the examples shown come from this period. He later returned to France in 1948 and passed away in 1955. His works are in the collection of the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris amongst others. These particular examples may well have been from his family as a very large tranche of his work came up for auction recently. Each were of a particular high standard, not of the quality of previous offerings at auction. He may well have withheld works and shipped them from New York on his return to France for his own collection.
  • Creator:
    William Malherbe (1884-1952, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40.25 in (102.24 cm)Width: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Oil on canvas, not relined. Good impasto throughout, a few minor retouches. In a gilt composite frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Petworth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU54038758672
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