Marcel Dyf (FRENCH, 1899 - 1985) oil painting on canvas depicting the portrait of a young beauty in dress holding flowers titled "Danseuse Dans La Coulisse" or "Dancer In The Backstage". Signed "Dyf" to lower right. Mounted in a wooden frame. Canvas on stretcher measures approx. 29" height x 24" width (73.6cm x 61cm). Measures approx. 37 3/4" height x 32 1/2" width (95.8cm x 82.5cm) overall including frame. Provenance: From a private South Florida collection. Acquired from Frost & Reed Limited, London and bears partial label to verso of stretcher. Also includes Marcel Dyf Exhibition catalog. We recieved correspondence from Claudine Dyf stating the following: For your knowing this portrait is registered in the archives catalogue as below:"Claudine la Ballerine", HST SBD 73X60Cm. 1966 , provenance Frost and Gallery , London UK. N° ID 1924, Cordially. Claudine Dyf

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