Oil Painting Portrait Of Man With Boater By Léon Reni-mel 20th Century
Léon Reni-Mel (1893 Paris - 1984Garches)
Portrait of a man with a boater
Oil on cardboard
signed lower right, with adispatch: "A mon père, Aux Armées"
and dated 1915 (apocryphally)
30 x 23.5 cm 11.81 × 9.25 inches.
40.4 x 34.3 cm 15.91 × 13.50 inches with its antique frame.
Originally from Brittany, trained at the Beaux-Arts, Reni-Mel was mobilized in 1915 for the Great War; at the end of it he suddenly became famous with twomonumental compositions: France 1914 and America. This work, America, was donated to the American governmentand marks the beginning of Reni-Mel's career, who from 1923 to 1934 lived in the United States, where he met the woman who would become his wife and produced numerous landscapes and portraits.
From his real name: Renimel, hehis pseudonym Reni-Mel.
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting on cardboard
Width: 34,3 cm
Height: 40,4 cm avec son cadre
Reference (ID): 1754727
Availability: In stock
