Original pastel signed ‘Yves Diey’ and dated 1929, depicting the portrait of a young woman in 1929 - Silver-coated wooden frame from the 1930s - Together in the original condition - Pastel in very good condition and frame in need of restoration. Jacques Yves Paul Diey is a French painter, born on June 28, 1892 in Paris and died on July 22, 1984 in Montluçon. Yves Diey was a pupil of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; he entered the studio of Raphael Collin (1850-1916), where he was influenced by masters such as Tony Robert-Fleury (1797-1890) and Adolphe Déchenaud (1868-1926). Given his age, two of his masters would be especially influential for him: Swiss-born painter Hans Berger (1882-1977) and Louis-François Biloul (1874-1947). A member of the Salon des artistes Français, he painted nudes as well as ‘elegant necklines’ popularized on postcards, portraits and still lifes. The subjects that make up his work are animated scenes of Paris - which, like those of Eugene Galien-Laloue, depict the ‘age of horse-drawn omnibuses’ - and of the Île de Ré, Spain, Morocco and Algeria. In addition to these subjects, his traveller’s spirit is expressed by the presence of his artworks in Canadian private collections. Yves Dieo was the recipient of medals and awards at the Salon des artistes Français. He would also become a member of other painting associations, such as the Winter Salon, the Fine Arts association of Nice, the Orientalists of Algiers and of Samothrace. In 1940, Yves Diey was the host of the Petit Salon de Montparnasse - an association of professional painters - in a studio located at 150 Boulevard du Montparnasse. He worked and exhibited in Belgium in the 1950s and 1960s, with "Les arts en Europe" in particular. Yves Diey was above all a portraitist. He had a special gift for bringing out the soul of his models and giving an exceptional expression to the eyes and lips. He was mainly inspired by women, and shows a predilection for sensual nudes, seductive female figures. Beyond the nudes, he painted and drew scenes of Parisian life, but also many of Andalusia, as well as market shows when he travelled to Spain, Morocco or Algeria.