Artist: Marcel Vertès (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895–1961)
Series: Scènes galantes
Date: 1920–1921
Medium: Colour lithograph on paper
Dimensions: Sheet 496 × 400 mm; image 402 × 279 mm
Edition: 18/50
Signatures/marks: Signed in the image Vertes 192X; numbered 18/50 in pencil on lower margin.
Description:
Studio interior under a glass roof: easel with a large canvas at left; dressing-table and mirror at right reflecting an embracing couple; palette, frames and fabrics in the foreground—an archetypal “galante” moment staged within the artist’s workspace.
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Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Print , Works on paper |
| Period | 20 AD , Early 20th century |
| Country | France |
| Media/Technique | Chromolithography , Lithography , Paper , Wove paper |
| Genre | Genre Scene |
| Subject | 20th century , Art Deco , Artist , Artist’s studio , Erotica , France , Genre-piece , Love , Man , Mirror , Modern art , Painting within a painting , Paris , Scène galante , Still-life , Woman |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1920 , 1921 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |


