Georgette Dupouy (1901-1992) was born in Paris, and died in Dax (where there is a museum dedicated to her). She exhibited frequently in France and abroad. In 1949, she exhibited at Bernheim-Jeune in Paris, in 1953, she exhibited at the Leicester Galleries in London, a year later she participated in the São Paulo Biennial in Brazil, where her painting La Gare Saint-Lazare was presented alongside works by Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dalí , and Joan Miro. The art critic Gabriel Mandel ranked it among the best of the contemporary French scene. In 1956 she won first prize at the Salon des Indépendants. She was encouraged by Maurice Utrillo who said that she painted like Suzanne Valadon.

“Jardin, Fleurs et Fruits”, painted in Dax mid-century.

Oil on canvas, approximately 29 by 24 inches, titled verso.

$2,350