Painting by Guy Bardone, Titled: Nature morte a la Table Blanche, dated 1927.

Frame: 40 1/2" x 48"
Painting: 31 1/4" x 38 3/4"

Guy Bardone
(From Wolfsgallery.com)Guy Bardone was born in 1927 in Saint-Claude, France. Bardone studied at the Ecole National Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris where he trained under Brianchon, Cavailles and Desnoyer. Bardone was awarded the prestigious Prix Félix Fénéon in 1952, which gave him an introduction into the Paris art market. In 1953 he was selected to the all-important group exhibitions "celebrities and revelations of contemporary painting" at Musée Galliera in Paris. He participated for the first time in 1954 in the exhibition "Paris School" at the Galerie Charpentier.In 1957, he received the Foundation Award Greenshields where Vlaminck and Dunoyer de Segonzac Villon were part of the Jury.
His works are regularly exhibited in France and abroad including the United States. In 1986 a major retrospective was held at the Château de Chenonceau. His paintings are a combination of landscapes and still lifes. Bardone’s use of light, calm mood and remoteness are highly admired in his radiant landscapes.

Provenance
(From nytimes obituary) Laura Odell (b1922), a retired interior and kitchen designer, died on August 25, 2021 at her home of 56 years in Manhattan.

From her interest in preparing fine cuisine, she founded Laura Odell Kitchen Designs and became successful in the design and installation of residential kitchens. Her talents extended into interior design, a lifelong passion. Her clients included notable figures in fashion, corporate leadership and politics. In her early 90s, she consulted on the design of the current Gracie Mansion kitchen.

Over several years, she contributed to numerous articles in the New York Times Home section. She was an enthusiastic patron of the arts, including theater, ballet and musical performance. For over 20 years, she was a dedicated student of the Iyengar school of yoga.

Mrs. Odell was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and emigrated to the US in 1941, living in Chicago, IL. She moved to New York City in 1948 and with her husband Herman, an attorney, (d.1993), devoted her time to raising two sons, James (d. 2020) and Robert of Seattle, WA. She is survived by three grandchildren, Jasper, Miles and Hannah, and beloved nieces and nephews Chuck, Roger & Myla Green.

Good condition overall