Jean Ferdinand/Original work illustrating ladies... Lot 43

Jean Ferdinand/Original work illustrating ladies dancing "le chahut-cancan". Oil on canvas signed and dated 1955-1956. TBE, 2 patches on the back of the canvas. 52 X 72 cm Jean Ferdinand Hannoset (1898-1972) is a naive Belgian painter who finds his inspiration in the atmosphere and the characters of the belle époque. His stylized female figures, often depicted in underwear, are full of eroticism and irony. The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium have 3 works by the artist in their collections. Provenance: collection of the former director of the newspaper "Le soir".