Mela MUTER (Varsovie 1876 - Paris 1967) - Lot 210

Mela MUTER (Varsovie 1876 - Paris 1967) Portrait of a woman, 1930s. Oil on cardboard. Signed in the upper left corner. 57 x 45 cm. Provenance : Mirabelle Dors and Maurice Rapin collection then by descent. We thank Mrs. Urszula Lazowski who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this painting and for the following information: "This Portrait of a Woman is typical of Muter in that she often painted ordinary people. She was an excellent portraitist and was quite prolific during the 1930s painting many well-known figures as well as people she encountered in her daily life. The woman in the portrait is wearing a shawl over her shoulders that Muter used in another painting of a female figure."