Portrait of elegant woman with hat was executed by well-renowned French female portrait painter and poster artist Jean Gabriel Domerque (1883 Bordeaux - 1962 Paris). He began his career as a landscape painter, but quickly became a painter of the nude and semi-nude, a mischievous coquettishness that established his artistic reputation and made him wealthy through his wealthy clientele. Known for his long-necked silhouettes, Domergue dedicated his painting to the image of the sensual Frenchwoman, playful and coquettish. Literature: artist lexicons: E. Benezit " Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers"(in French), Paris, 1999; Thieme/Becker, Leipzig,1999. Inscription: signed i lower left. Technique: oil on canvas, gallery frame. Measurements: unframed w 13 1/4" x h 17 1/4" (34 x 44 cm), framed 19 3/4" x 23 5/8" (50 x 60 cm). Condition: good condition, canvas was professionally restored and relined.