Emile Bellet, Femme en Rouge (Woman in Red), Circa2000

Description

This artwork titled "Femme en Rouge" (Woman in Red) is a original color lithograph on B.F.K Rives paper by French … more This artwork titled "Femme en Rouge" (Woman in Red) is a original color lithograph on B.F.K Rives paper by French artist Emile Bellet, born 1941 It is hand signed and numbered E.A 51/95 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 15.65 x 12.85 inches, Sheet size is 18.25 x 15.25 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.

About the artist.

Emile Bellet was born in Provence, France in 1941. He began to paint at 5 years old and, by the age of 19, he held his first exhibition in 1960. When he was only 12, Bellet won first prize in a national art journal. In 1976, his career began in earnest when he was noticed by Galerie Guigne. Bellet completed the stained glass windows of the church “Notre Dame de Bon Voyage” (Our Lady of Happy Travels) in 1978, in Port de Bouc, France. He was also commissioned by the Alpine Maritime Region to paint the work, “Travaux des Champs” (Work in the Fields).

Emile Bellet’s paintings are notorious for the female he includes in his compositions. His wife, his daughter, and musings on an kind of woman are his inspiration. The female figure used throughout his work is symbolic of his feeling for femininity.

Bellet has held numerous exhibits in France: Grenoble, Aix en Provence, Cannes, Marseille, Lyon, and Megeve. He has also held numerous exhibitions overseas: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Switzerland and Japan (Gallery Mainichi). He currently have permanent exhibits in Cannes, Lyon, Salon-de-Provence, Grenoble, Toulon, and Annecy. His resume also includes illustrations for “Les Cahiers d’Art, Regards vers Ailleurs, Empreintes” (The Notebook of Art, A Look Beyond Printmaking). less