Henriette Desportes, La Couture Landscape Orientation Craquelure throughout

Craquelure throughout

Many of his works have been sold through the leading auction houses including Christie’s and Sotheby’s

was part of a group that worked alongside Dutch painter Adrianus Johannes Zwart (1903-1981)

9½” x 11¾” / 24cm x 30cm

20½” x 16½” / 52cm x 42cm

Henriette Desportes, La Couture Landscape Orientation Craquelure throughoutAn evocative interior scene depicting a lady sewing by French painter, Henriette Desportes (1877 1951). She looks down, lost in her thoughts, as a light breeze gently shifts the voile. Its a warm Summers afternoon and the garden is radiant with an abundance of flora. The quiet atmosphere of this peaceful moment is communicated through Desportes expressive brushwork and her skilful use of colour. Its a painting that gives you so much when you spend a