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Description

Françoise LANDOWKSI (1917-2007) “Pierrot” Claude Debussy

An ethereal painting of a pierrot with the image repeated until it fades away across the canvas. The pierrot is also shown in juxtaposition crossing in the opposite direction. Francoise merged her two artistic expressions of art and music in the 1970s by creating concert exhibitions where she played works by composers who had inspired paintings. The paintings were exhibited and projected during concerts – notably Debussy, Ravel and Mussorgsky. This work was probably inspired by Claude Debussy’s song “Pierrot”
Biography
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Landowski-Caillet was the daughter of the sculptor Paul Landowski. She had many illustrious artistically talented relatives including the painter Nadine Landowski.
She was a pupil of Marguerite Long and pursued a career as an international virtuoso pianist after the war and until the 1970s. She then became a piano teacher at the Conservatoire de Saint-Denis while beginning a second career as a painter.

Condition
Excellent. Presented in a carved Montparnasse frame.
Size
49cm x 64cm (67cm 82cm framed)
19 x 25 inches (26.5 x 32.5 inches framed)