Gaston Balande (1880-1971), Study Of A Woman, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century

Gaston Balande (1880-1971), is a French painter born in La Rochelle, recognized and appreciated during his lifetime, especially for the quality of his landscapes. He exhibits regularly at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants, professor, he was also curator of the Museum of Fine Arts of La Rochelle. Works by him are kept in Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay and at the Georges Pompidou Center as well as at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Rochelle.

Study of a woman with a basket
Charcoal drawing, signed lower right "Balande".
Large study of vigorous and realistic female nude.
Beautiful oak frame, c. 1940.