Jean Terles Margaret Kennedy The Nymph With A Faithful Heart Bohemian Portrait Gouache Book

Beautiful old drawing circa 1930, mixed technique on paper (gouache), the stamp of the Jean Terles Paris estate on the back, representing an original illustration project for the paperback. Sold without the presentation jacket, good condition see photos. Jean Terles studied at the Beaux Arts in Paris after a degree in modern literature. He entered the workshop of Lucien Simon, and continued his training at the Casa Velasquez. He stayed in Morocco during the war then returned to Paris where he rubbed shoulders with Yves Brayer and Jean Dubuffet, among others. He exhibited alongside them in the major Parisian galleries. He also worked as an illustrator for great authors (Emile Zola, Georges Bernanos, Henri Maurois...) and taught at the Gobelins school. He returned to Lot et Garonne at the end of the 70s and continued to work and exhibit.