Modernist oil painting of a Paris street scene dated 1924 by Lucien Labaudt.
Titled 'Rue Frederick Lemaitre, Belleville, Paris '24'.
Date: 1924
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas.
Measurements: 17.25 inches by 14.25 inches sight size, and 22.25 inches by 19.25 inches by 1.75 inches overall including framing.
Notes: This work is housed in a contemporary frame.
Provenance: From a Berkeley, CA collection.

About the artist: Lucien Labaudt, (Californa/France 1880-1943), was born in Paris, France on May 14, 1880. Labaudt was educated in France, and continued self eduction throughout his life. As a young painter, Labaudt was influenced by Cezanne and Seurat. After coming to the U.S. in 1906 Labaudt worked in Nashville, TN as a costume designer while painting in his leisure. Labaudt settled in San Francisco in 1910 and opened a studio at 526 Powell Street. Labaudt is credited with introducing modern art to California. In 1919 Labaudt began teaching at the California School of Fine Art, where he influenced many young Bay Area painters. A pioneer in modern art in America, he experimented with various idioms including Surrealism and Cubism. Labaudt is best known for his mural paintings in San Francisco's Coit Tower. Along with his wife, Labaudt opened an art gallery in San Francisco where the two showed many avant garde works of art of the time. Labaudt died tragically on Dec. 12, 1943 in an airplane crash while serving his country in India.

Good condition overall. There is a small professional repair to back not visible on the front.