*the Smoker*, Oil On Canvas, Portrait Signed By Marie-madeleine Masson (1901–1977)
20th-century oil on canvas, signed lower right Marie-Madeleine Masson (1901–1977). A label affixed to the lower edge of the frame gives the title Le Fumeur (“The Smoker”) and the date 1939.
Painted in 1939, the work carries the quiet gravity of its moment. It reads as a psychological portrait shaped as much by interior tension as by outward likeness.
About the artist:
Very little biographical information is available on Marie-Madeleine Masson (1901-1977). A French painter of the 20th century, she was mainly active between the interwar period and the postwar years. Her work belongs to a restrained figurative tradition, attentive to landscapes and quiet atmospheres, characterized by a measured palette and balanced compositions.
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Some scratches and chips
Material: Oil painting
Length: 68.5
Width: 57
Reference (ID): 1795840
Availability: In stock
