The French Expressionist

Published on 14 May 2020, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 31 May 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - 10-12, rue de Gouët - 22000 Saint-Brieuc

A masterpiece by Gen Paul is eagerly awaited at Saint-Brieuc: a 1928 painting from the finest Expressionist period of this gifted but little-known artist.

Gen Paul (1895-1975), Violinist, 1928, signed oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm.Estimate:... The French Expressionist

Gen Paul (1895-1975), Violinist, 1928, signed oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm.
Estimate: €20,000/35,000

Twenty years after Gen Paul's death in 1995, an exhibition was staged in his honour at the Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris covering the second period of his career, from 1923 to 1929. This period, which includes this 1928 Violinist ,…

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Unsurprisingly, the work by the expressionist artist set the tone in the bidding at Saint-Brieuc. In its wake came an early figure by Pompon and a seascape by Jean Dufy.