La Coquette By Edmond Heuzé

oil on canvas from the early 20th century, depicting a woman in a blue dress and jewels posing as a model for the painter.
Probably the painter's studio located in Montmartre.

Beautiful quality of painting, subject closer to the painters of the Montmartre school.

Good overall condition, traces of wear and restorations to report.

Classical baguette frame.

Dimensions out of frame: 81 / 65 cm

Edmond Heuzé (Paris, 1883-1967).
In 1918, after various jobs, he became director of the Sagot gallery on rue Laffitte in Paris, where he sold paintings by his friends Maurice Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon, André Thomas Rouault, as well as his own.
From 1920, he exhibited at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery, as well as at the Chéron gallery in 1923, where he presented his Filles de joie, and was now able to make a living from his art.
In 1948, Edmond Heuzé became a member of the Académie des beaux-arts, elected to chair n^o 5 of the painting section^]. In 1951, he was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, replacing Jean Dupas.