R. Varnay (XX) - Portrait

It is a strange portrait, very well painted with a lot of talent. Bold and vivid touches of color. Strange because we don’t know whether it is the portrait of a sitter or the representation "of a Negro king of Dahomey" as one could encounter at colonial exhibitions? Historical research remains to be done! An enigma to solve...

Beautiful decorative painting with bright colors.

It’s an oil painting on canvas that has been carefully cut out and mounted (marouflaged) on an Isorel support (certainly around 1940).

I found this beautiful painting in my attic: bought by my mother, certainly, who used to frequent antique dealers ...