Self Portrait at 44 1928
Etching
18.7 x 14.6 cm
Signed and numbered 16.50; also inscribed in the plate Aetatis Svae 44, Anno 1928
Provenance: John Barkes, London; Edward Barkes, Sydney
Henri Farge was born in Paris in 1884 and studied painting and engraving in Venice and Rome. He exhibited from 1925 in Deauville, Rome, Paris (where he won a silver medal) then went to New York in 1929 and worked for Vogue. He showed himself to be a great observer of life in the city and surroundings of these places.
He died in 1970.
Refer Erika Brandl Paintings, London. Henri Farge – An exhibition of watercolours from the 20s and 30s. This exhibition was based on a wonderful collection of his watercolour sketches bought in Paris in 1983 by John Barkes. They depicted his delightful use of colour, interest in fashion and skill of capturing the moment.
Item #5098
Price: $1,500.00