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Jean Bonnardel Portrait by Federico Masses

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Our very large portrait of Jean Bonnardel (1899-1952), Countess Madeleine de Montgomery, by Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) measures 77 3/8 by 52 1/4 in, 196.5 x 132.6 cm. Frame measures 90 by 63 1/2 in; 229 by 161 cm. Signed 'F. Beltran Masses' in lower right. Stretcher has a label from the Parisien auction house, Chenue S.A.R.L. and the shipping company, Pusey Beaumont Crassier. Provenance: Collection of the artist until his death in 1949; thereafter in private collection in Barcelona; Galerie Ary Jan, Paris. Exhibitions: • Paris, Galerie Bernheim Jeune, 1935. • London, New Burlington Galleries, Burlington Gardens, Paintings by Federico Beltrán Massés , 1938. • Castellon de la Plana, Fundación Caja Castellón, Sala Bancaja San Miguel et Salamanca, Museo Art Nouveau y Art Déco Casa Lis, Federico Beltrán Massés - Enigma y sensualidad , 2007. • Segovia, Torreón de Lozoya, Federico Beltrán Massés , January 25-March 23, 2008, cat. expo., ill. p. 99. • Barcelona, ??Museo Diocesano, Federico Beltrán Massés, un pintor en la corte de Hollywood , June 3-July 17, 2011, cat. expo., no. 93, ill. • Madrid, Real Academia de San Fernando, Federico Beltrán Massés, Castizo cosmopolita, May 18-July 1, 2012. • London, Stair Sainty Gallery, in association with Paris, Galerie Alain Blondel, October 3-November 16, 2012, Federico Beltrán Masses - Blue Nights and Libertine Legends. • Paris, La Biennale Paris, Grand Palais, September 8-16, 2018. Literature: • Federico Beltrán Masses - Blue Nights and Libertine Legends. Nocturnes and Portraits in the Jazz Age, p. 160, no. 22, ill. p. 161. (Copy of this 178 page hard-cover book included in this sale.) Born in Guaira de la Melena, Cuba, Federico Beltrán Massés first trained in Joaquin Sorolla's studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, ??then in Madrid. In 1916, the artist moved to Paris where he lived for almost thirty years. His first Spanish success was achieved at the Venice Biennale in 1920. He acquired an international reputation that led to exhibitions in Buenos Aires, London, New York, Palm Beach and Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. A portraitist to the wealthy and the aristocractic classes, his works are distinguished by their dreamlike and mysterious, often nocturnal style. Madame Bonnardel, born Countess of Montgomery, lived in an apartment on avenue Malakoff, and her living room quickly became one of the most popular places in Paris in the 1930s, visited by personalities from the world of art, music and fashion and politics. In Vogue magazine of June, 1933, Ms. Bonnardel appeared in evening dress "on a black and pale gray dress by Vionnet, with a supple orange belt, is a wonderful black crepe cape lined with orange, going through the head. Black gloves showcasing Cartier bracelets". The following year, Federico Beltrán Massés will resume the outfit and the pose of this shot by George Hoyningen-Huenede (1900-1968), the respected fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. Beltrán Massés represented Madame Bonnardel in a nocturnal Venice. We would like to thank Antonia Salom de Tord for graciously confirming the attribution of this work after photographic examination and for the information she sent us. This portrait will be included in the catalog raisonné currently under development.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 90 in (228.6 cm)Width: 63.5 in (161.29 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1935
  • Condition:
    Repaired: There are four old patch repairs to the canvas visible on verso, and no doubt inpainting in these restored areas. May have other restorations as well. Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, US
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 023.1stDibs: LU6079226520652
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