Claude Weisbuch – Portrait Of Guy De Maupassant – Charcoal

Charcoal portrait of Guy de Maupassant, depicted in bust form, by Claude Weisbuch (1927-2014). The work, executed on studio paper, is presented in its frame under glass. Signed and titled by the artist. 53 × 45 cm (framed). This work was acquired from an exhibition gallery in the 1990s and has remained in a private collection ever since. Claude Weisbuch's passion for literature and his profound admiration for the writer Guy de Maupassant are well known. In 1979, he notably illustrated, with Maurice Genevoix (of the French Academy), an edition of Maupassant's Le Horla, printed in 130 copies. A versatile artist, Claude Weisbuch is particularly recognized for his nervous and expressive style, as well as for his works full of movement around themes dear to him: the theater, musicians and dancers. Claude Weisbuch enjoys great success among lovers of modern art, prints and drawing.