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Color lithograph by William Ablett * representing an elegant woman in the sleeve, sitting in a plush interior, "published by the Modern Print 14 rue de Richelieu 1924", vintage twentieth century.
This litho is in good condition and its frame.
A note: some small accidents and lacks on the frame, the paper is a little stained and yellowed in places (visible especially on the dress), wear time, see photos.
is a British painter, draftsman and engraver who made a career in France. Son of the President of the British Chamber of Commerce in France, he entered the Beaux-Arts in Paris in March 1897, as a foreign student, presented by the painter Jean-Léon Gérôme whose courses he will follow, as well as those of Albert Aublet, who becomes a great friend of the young man. In February 1900, he won a first Second Prize for a figure drawn from nature at the Salon des artistes français2. In 1907, he became a member of the Artistic Union Circle. He exhibited from 1910 to 1936 at the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts, mainly portraits and genre scenes painted. In 1905, he received the silver medal for the painting prize at the international exhibition in Liège. The engraved work of Ablett developed from the early 1920s, especially around the magazine L'Estampe moderne. He performs female figures in connection with fashion and the decorative arts in the form of color etchings. In March 1930, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor. He is also a member of the Royal Academy.
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