Mother and child woodcut print, numbered 119/200, pencil signed. Etienne Ret is known for portrait, figure and genre painting, monotypes. Born in Bourbonnais, Ret graduated from the College of Mesnieres and completed military service in 1924. He then began formal art training in Paris in the ateliers of Maurice Denis and Georges Desvallieres, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. Ret exhibited in London and Paris before settling in Hollywood in 1934. He taught at the Chouinard Art Institute and was active in Los Angeles through the late 1950s.Overall size: 15 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. Sight size: 8 1/2 x 7 in.