Skinned Man by Houdon
750 €
Undated
Graphite on paper
33 x 22 cm – 13 x 8 5/8 in.
by Jean Souverbie (1891-1981)
Collected in the United States and in European museums, Jean Souverbie is considered as one of the greatest French painters of the 20th century. greatest French painters of the 20th century. Educated at the classic school of Jean-Paul Laurens, he often proclaimed his debt to Rembrandt and Picasso who he admired above all. Then he said again and again, even on the benches of the Institute, how happy he was to have the most beautiful occupation in the world: “I only ever did what I loved, which are fat naked ladies doing nothing in the sun…”
Framed work
