Gare du Nord show_depth painted from life in his

painted from life in his St John’s Wood studio

The pose of the model is very natural

This young society princess has the most striking blue eyes

We are lucky enough to have purchased a large collection from the artist’s estate some years ago so do visit our Spurrier page on the P & H website to learn more about this remarkable artist

Anyway courtesy of an American dealer friend and a bit of TLC from our professional restorers here she is

Gare du Nord show_depth painted from life in hisI dont think there has been a time when we havent had at least one Topolski in the gallery. A giant of twentieth century western illustration and drawing, he recorded every significant historical in twentieth century history from the 1930s until his death. This ink drawing is part of a body of work executed in Paris in 1938, they were finally exhibited in 1973, alongside an illustrated volume, as the Paris Lost series. Lost was not merely a wistful