Marthe Molitor, The Black Orpheus

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Object description :

"Marthe Molitor, The Black Orpheus"

Marthe MOLITOR (Saint-Germain-sur-Ille, 1904 – Brussels, 1994)
L'Orphée Noir
Oil on canvas board
Signed and dated lower right Molitor 46, titled, countersigned and dated and titled on the back Orpheu ne... / M. Molitor / 1947
36 x 44 cm
Gilded aluminum frame

Note: It was in 1948 that Jean-Paul SARTRE wrote the preface entitled “Black Orpheus” to the Anthology of New Negro and Malagasy Poetry by Léopold Sédar Senghor. The title inscribed on the back must therefore have been given after 1948.

Price: 1 500 €

Artist: Marthe Molitor (saint-germain-sur-ille, 1904 – Bruxelles, 1994)
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Oil painting
Width: 44 cm
Height: 36 cm

Reference: 1032686