Description: French Modernist Artist Lithograph by Etienne Ret (1900-1996). Signed and Numbered 22/100. Entitled “Elephant Blue”, 17"h x 20.5"w, 23"h x 27"w framed. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. I’m happy to extend a $30 discount with local pickup. Etienne Ret was born in Bourbonnais, France on Jan. 6, 1900. Ret graduated from the College of Mesnieres and completed military service in 1924. He then began formal art training in Paris in the ateliers of Maurice Denis and Georges Desvallieres, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. He exhibited his original paintings, etchings and lithographs with the Societe des Independants, in Paris. His book of poetry, Blindmans Bluff, was a prize winner in 1929. Sometime in the early 1930s Ret moved to San Antonio, Texas where he was an active member of the arts community. Ret exhibited in London and Paris before settling in Hollywood in 1934. He taught at the Chouinard Art Institute and was active in Los Angeles through the late 1950s. Etienne Ret died on June 21, 1996 in France at the age of 96.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Artist: Etienne Ret
Signed By: Etienne
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Item Length: 27 in
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: France
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1960s
Width (Inches): 14”
Style: Modern
Features: Framed, Signed
Culture: Modernism
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 23 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Material: Lithograph
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Elephant, Africa, Asia
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Height (Inches): 21”
Theme: Animals
Production Technique: Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
