Lucien Fontanarosa (1912–1975) – Medieval Scene With Elegant Women And A Greyhound – Signed Lithograph

Beautiful color lithograph by Lucien Fontanarosa (1912–1975), a 20th-century French painter, draftsman, and illustrator.

The composition depicts an elegant medieval-inspired scene, centered on two richly dressed young women, accompanied by a greyhound.

Around them appear several sketched figures and motifs, rendered with great freedom and lightness.

The color palette subtly blends shades of turquoise, blue, brown, and red, characteristic of a particularly vibrant illustration.

The work is signed “Fontanarosa” in the lower right corner and bears, nearby, the dry stamp of the Union Latine d’Éditions – Paris, featuring its ship emblem.

Another lithograph of this same scene is also listed under the title “Lithograph by Lucien Fontanarosa – Medieval Scene – Union Latine Éditions”.

Lucien Fontanarosa is best known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and illustrations.

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris holds, among other works, his painting Sunday on the Banks of the Marne, dated 1958. Paris Museums Collections

Presented under glass with a light-colored mat in a green frame accented with gold trim.

Artist: Lucien Fontanarosa (1912–1975)
Technique: color lithograph on paper
Subject: medieval scene, elegant ladies, and a greyhound
Signature: bottom right
Publisher: Union Latine d’Éditions, Paris – embossed stamp
Period: 20th century
Dimensions with frame: H. 48 × W. 39 cm

In good overall condition, with slight signs of age and wear visible on the frame.

A decorative and refined work by Lucien Fontanarosa, of particular interest to lovers of illustrations, historical scenes, and 20th-century French art.