Hippolyte Romain, Les Puces, acrylic on canvas, signed, titled and dated '90, 18 1/2" x 15 1/4" Framed Hippolyte Romain (1947-) Painter, Illustrator; Hippolyte Romain born August 28, 1947 in Montmartre. Painter, writer, storyteller, Artistic Director of the Jardin d'Acclimation in Paris, specializing in the eighteenth century and northern China, has achieved to date over sixty books as diverse as La Couture Pinned; Visit Paris , Tea in China - A language lover, Casanova, Fairy Tales at the Zoo or to book a trip to Venice.His pictorial work is celebrated forty exhibitions in France and abroad. Curious and passionate he was for fifteen years a sort of "Daumier" in the world of fashion and haute couture, both witness and actor, as well as in the world of Parisian night years 80-85 in "Palace" at the time of Fabrice Aemer. This painting depicts the world of the Paris flea market and the characters found in that world of antiques and decoration.

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