Beautiful gouache on paper, by French artist, Etienne Ret, signed on top right.

Etienne Ret was born in Bourbonnais, France on Jan. 6, 1900. 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 Decoratifs. He exhibited his original paintings, etchings and lithographs with the Societe des Independants, in Paris.

His book of poetry, Blindmans Bluff, was a prize winner in 1929. Sometime in the early 1930's Ret moved to San Antonio, Texas where he was an active member of the arts community. 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.

Etienne Ret died on June 21, 1996 in France at the age of 96.


Condition:
Alterations: Unknown
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
condition measurements include frame.

Materials & Techniques:
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Portrait
Frame Type: Framed

Unknown; Some Imperfections; Good
condition measurements include frame.