Ma terrasse
Ma terrasse

Ma terrasse

Fine Arts


2019.7.9.47.FA.PA.1934.FR
Author
Paul POIRET (French, Paris 1879–1944 Paris)
Description
Painted landscape representing the view from the terrace of the apartment above the Salle Pleyel where lived, early 1930s, the fashion designer Paul POIRET.

After being the "king of fashion", Paul POIRET went bankrupt in 1927. Almost ruined, he lives on a state pension, because he never contributed. He occupies his time writing three books of memoirs and amateur painting.
Materials
Oil on canvas
Wood
Origin
Juin 1934 France
Dimensions
Width : 4 cm
Length : 55.8 cm
Height : 46.4 cm
Related object
Vue de Paris avec la Butte Montmartre