CHARLES LEVIER (FRENCH AMERICAN 1920-2004), "Portrait of a Clown," oil on board, 14 x 11 inches, signed lower right. PROVENANCE: Property of a Private Collector. Charles Levier was a student a L'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs de Paris [Paris School of Decorative Art]. After the Second World War, he took up film activities in Hollywood, California and exhibited his paintings in Los Angeles. Levier's father was French Corsican and his mother was American, thus providing him with the opportunity to seek fame in both countries. He would continue to paint landscapes in Corsica, France. Levier's figures, with their powerful omnipresent outlines, manifest the strong and linear style for which he is celebrated. His paintings are in the permanent collections of international museums and private collectors, including: Museum of Modern Art, Paris, Menton Museum, Peter Lawford Collection, Frank Sinatra Collection, Adlai Stevenson Collection, Baron Edmond de Rothschild Collection, San Diego Museum of Art, Atlanta Museum, Atlanta Georgia, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, Indiana, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, Wisconsin, and the Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, Washington. SHIPMENT: As a courtesy to our clients, we can deliver your artwork to a local UPS Store for shipment, or you may make arrangements for pick-up. We DO NOT ship directly. ***For shipping estimates, please contact the UPS Store directly at (860) 676-0660 [refer to the ebay item number or lot number when calling]***. PAYMENT: Payment is accepted by check, money order, or paypal. Please reference the ebay item number or lot number when sending your check or paying through paypal.

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