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Charles Levier
La Comediene Mid Century Modern
circa 1965

Name: La Comediene Mid Century Modern
Brand: Charles Levier

$9,500List Price

About the Item

Levier was born in 1920 to a French father and American mother in Corsica. From an early age, he held a fascination with color and form which led him, at age seventeen, to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs for private studies. During World War II, Levier served in the French Army in North Africa, later becoming Liaison Officer with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. After the war, Levier divided his time between living in the United States and in France. His first one-man show opened at the Galerie Constantine, in Lyons in 1949, followed by an American debut in Los Angeles in 1950. Levier continued with gallery shows in both France and the United States. Levier's works are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Paris and the Menton Museum, Paris. In the United States, his work may be found in the permanent collection of the Atlanta Museum, the Seattle Museum, the Evansville Museum, the New Orleans Museum and the San Diego Museum. His works have been included in the prominent collections of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Adlai Stevenson, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Prince and Princess Poniatoski, Mrs. Dan Topping, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Martin and many others. Levier is most known for his abstracted Post-Impressionistic still lifes and cityscapes of harbor towns as well as female studies as seen in "La Comedienne." "The Actress" is portrayed on stage in front of adoring fans. Levier has placed the female figure to the left of center in the oil as she clutches a bouquet of signature Levier flowers (complete in modern stylized form). Attractively adorned in evening gown and a simple necklace, the actress is poised and ready to meet her theatrical aficionados. Skillfully, Levier has added a group of balcony loge seating to provide fans with an "up close and personal" view of the actress herself. Often Levier employed a Cubist technique. Cubism was developed in France in the teens and the 1920s by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963). Several artists, like Levier, continued to paint in the Cubist manner well into the 20th century. French Modernist Charles Levier died in 2003. You can see Charles Levier on a "To Tell the Truth" episode from 1963. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1bQSHJGDJ0 This painting comes with the book on Charles Levier and is illustrated in Full page color on page 20.

Creator:
Charles Levier (1920-2003, French)
Creation Year:
circa 1965
Dimensions:
Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
Medium:
Oil,Canvas
Period:
20th Century
Condition:
Excellent in Original frame Titled and signed on back "La Comediene".
Gallery Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: 5912-0511stDibs: G13121329861

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Charles LevierLa Comediene Mid Century Moderncirca 1965

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Charles Levier
La Comediene Mid Century Modern
circa 1965