Georges Guinegault (1893-1982) - The Goddess

Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Signed lower center. Georges Guinegault is considered the supreme architect of French glamour, a master who elevated the art of the pin-up to the pinnacle of Art Deco sophistication and elegance. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Guinegault translated this technical rigor into the creation of the archetype of the Parisian woman: a woman who exuded elegant mischief and vibrant independence in the pages of legendary magazines such as La Vie Parisienne and Le Sourire. His mastery of pastel and watercolor allowed him to imbue his figures with a velvety luminosity and chromatic freshness that avoided any vulgarity, always favoring a chic suggestion and the atmospheric charm of the Parisian boulevards. Far more than a simple genre illustrator, Guinegault was a chronicler of desires and fashion in the interwar period, leaving behind a visual body of work where femininity is celebrated as a perfect harmony between the charm of the boudoir and the inaccessible refinement of high French culture. - Image dimensions without frame: 98 x 48 cm / 114 x 65 cm with an exclusive custom-made frame, in the style of the 1950s.