Portrait Of A Woman - Lyon School - 20th Century - Jean Perret

ARTIST: Jean PERRET (1910-2003)TECHNIQUE: Oil on hardboardPERIOD: 20th centuryDIMENSIONS without frame: 46 x 57 cmDIMENSIONS with frame: 55 x 66 cmAUTHENTICITY: Original work signed top rightThis work is sold framedThis oil on hardboard by Jean Perret, French painter of the Lyon School and former president of the Jury of the Lyon Society of Fine Arts, illustrates the artist's mastery in the treatment of color and light. A 20th-century work, this unique, signed composition depicts a portrait of a woman gazing toward the horizon, bathed in an atmosphere that is both mysterious and vibrant. The delicately modeled face contrasts with the chromatic richness of the surrounding tones: deep shades of blue and green highlight the background, while the blonde hair, enhanced with warm touches of orange and red, immediately catches the eye. The use of hardboard as a support accentuates the density of the pigments and the depth of the contrasts, giving the work a remarkable expressive force. Through its balance between realism and pictorial expression, this female portrait is close to the research of modern painting in Lyon in the 20th century, where the influences of expressionism and a masterful fauvism shine through. This painting constitutes not only a powerful decorative work, but also a historical and artistic testimony to the singular universe of Jean Perret.