Oil Painting On Panel "reclining Nude" Alfred Giess (1901-1973)

Beautiful oil on wood depicting a reclining nude woman by Alfred Giess (1901-1973). Dimensions with frame 38x31 cm Dimensions work 27x20 cm Jules Alfred Giess (1901-1973) is a French figurative painter trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1929. Resident at the Villa Medici and the Casa de Velázquez, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and produced a fresco for the 1937 Universal Exhibition. Member of the Academy of Fine Arts, he distinguished himself with his landscapes, still lifes and portraits imbued with light and formal rigor. His works are featured in several French museums. Jules Alfred Giess (1901-1973) was a French figurative painter trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1929. A resident at the Villa Medici and the Casa de Velázquez, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and created a fresco for the 1937 World's Fair. A member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, he distinguished himself with his landscapes, still lifes, and portraits imbued with light and formal rigor. His works are featured in several French museums.