Edmond Heuze

Pastel drawing, signed lower right. 'Reclining nude' Dimensions: 31.5 cm x 46.5 cm. Frame:

Edmond Heuze (1884-1967) France, painter. Although not so well known to the general public now, he was one of the leading figurative painters in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a painter. He lived with his parents near Montmartre and therefore with his nose to the art world. He sold his paintings on the street, where he met his muse, the artist Suzanne Valadon. Partly because of her, his career took off.