'Child in a High Chair’ by Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s)

'Child in a High Chair’, pencil on paper, by Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). This is a charming study drawn from life. A small child with a mop of curly hair sits in a wooden high chair, a finger pressed thoughtfully to the lips, gazing off to the side as though something just out of view has caught their attention. A bowl rests on the tray, perhaps the remains of a meal, while the chair’s rounded tray and slender legs are sketched in quick, confident strokes. This piece is compelling because so much character emerges from so few lines. The child’s face and hair are drawn with care and tenderness, while the rest of the figure and the chair are suggested with loose, economical strokes. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. It’s an intimate glimpse of family life, captured with the same direct observation that underpinned the artist’s landscapes of the French countryside. Given its nearly 100 years, it is notable for its state of preservation (in good overall condition) yet the paper does present some very slight, characterful blemishing and light fading. Please enjoy the photos accompanying this listing. The artwork has been newly framed and glazed. Upon request, a video will be provided. For information, our gallery holds virtually the entire remaining collection of this artist’s sketches and memorabilia, from which this drawing comes. It is unsigned. A series of Dulac's sketches may be acquired from our gallery on this platform to create a set to enhance a corridor or stairway of your home or workplace.

About the Artist: Guillaume Dulac (1883-1929). This is a historical piece from a French artist born in the 19th century. A close associate of Charles Camoin and Albert Marquet, he exhibited landscapes at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1905, at the Salon de l’Union Artistique in Toulouse in 1908, and at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1909 and 1910. In 1920 he was given a solo exhibition at the Galerie E. Druet in Paris, one of the leading modern galleries of the day. He painted Paris, Provence and his native south-west, and his work is held in the Musée de Cahors. His final exhibition was at the Salon des Tuileries in June 1929; later that year he drowned in the Seine, aged 46. He is listed in Cabanne and Schurr’s Les petits maîtres de la peinture, 1820–1920, and an avenue in La Ciotat, near Marseille, bears his name.

Dimensions with frame:

H 33.5 cm / 13.2"

W 28.5 cm / 11.2"

Dimensions without frame:

H 22.3 cm / 8.8"

W 17.7 cm / 7"