With Spring finally here and April just around the corner, we wanted to feature something bright and rosy like our cheerful Bouquet de Fleurs by fashionable artist Etienne Drian. In observance of this upcoming weekend we will be closing at 2pm. Happy Holidays!

 

Etienne Drian (1885-1961)

Bouquet de Fleurs

Still life on oil on canvas, SIgned: Drian

French, c. 1925

69″H x 46.75″

Reference #3021

Etienne Drian in his studio circa 1930 with actress Gilda Gray

French artist Etienne Drian was a talented painter and fashion illustrator known for his portrait drawings and decorative murals. Renowned for his sophisticated and refined depictions of women he also created commercial art illustrations for magazines such as Gazette du Bon Ton and Vogue. His exquisite taste earned him a prestigious following including Elsie de Wolfe, Eleanor Lambert and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

The famous Etienne Drain “Jazz Screen” as seen in Mrs. Bradford Norman’s music room at the River House as published in Arts & Decoration in 1933.