Maurice Delavier (1902-1986) - Nature morte moderniste

Oil on hardboard circa 1940/50, representing a still life with butterflies, bottle of wine and carafe.

French school in the taste of modernist painters at the beginning of the 20th century.

Signed lower right Maurice Delavier (1902-1986) .
Comes from the artist's studio sale.

Good general condition, some wear and one scratch to report.

Dimensions: 55 / 45. 5 cm

Maurice Delavier was a well-known artist in France. He owned a flower shop and an art studio at 19 Quai Saint Michel in Paris. During World War II, he drew many pencil sketches of the harsh life in prison camps, while imprisoned in Stalag 6-A in Germany.
After the war, these sketches were published in a limited edition book (Stalag 6-A, Paris, Floury, 1946) .
Maurice was married to Alice Anastasia "Tasy" Schmidt, a Russian immigrant.