PAUL COLIN (1892-1985)
Portrait of Suzy Solidor (1900-1983)
Ink and aqua-relle
Signed lower right "PAUL COLIN", dedicated lower right in gouache "a mon vieil ami / Louis Godfrin / affectueusement / PAUL / COLIN".
56 x 45 cm.
PROVENANCE :
-Louis Godfrin Collection
-Then by descent
Muse of the Roaring Twenties, lesbian icon, singer and cabaret owner, Suzy Solidor was a model for Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, Kees van Dongen, Foujita and many others.
Although we know of a portrait painted for Jean Mermoz in the 1930s (Coutau-Bégarie sale, March 25, 2017, lot 231), it seems that Paul Colin had other commissions. In the case of this work, it was Louis Godfrin, a Nancy pharmacist, scholar and supporter of the city's Art Deco movement.
Estim. 800 - 1,200 EUR