Louis Auguste Dechelette 1964 “Mixing Poison”

Louis-Auguste Dechelette (1894-1964) acrylic on board titled “Mixing Poison”. It is signed lower right and bears an exhibition label on the back. It also has a christies lot number taped on the back from a 2010 sale in which it was bought in. This is a delightful folk art painting.

Biography

Plasterer and painter by trade, Louis-Auguste Déchelette was discovered in 1941 by Robert Rey, director of Fine Arts and was very successful. He exhibited for the first time in 1942 at Galerie Jeanne Bucher. his paintings tend to political trends, street scenes and campaigns, always animated with funny characters, and marked in their subject and composition, a bit of black humor.

Exhibitions

1942 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. Paintings of Louis Déchelette

1944 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. André Bauchant, Beautiful Narcissus Déchelette

1947 Galerie Jeanne-Bucher Painters and sculptors popular:. Bauchant, Belle, Dechelette Existence Sayous Vincent and Tameza

1948-1949 Galerie Jeanne-Bucher. Circuses, music halls Fairgrounds Louis Auguste Déchelette

1960 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. Pagava, Dechelette Szenes, Tobey

France 1964 c.H: 15.5"W: 18.5"D: 1.5"Reference number: LU8350807093