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Jean Dinh VanArt School Model: A Jeweller
s Nude Echoing Bernard Buffet’s Post-War Aestheticca 1947
ca 1947
$2,000
£1,521.71
€1,753.32
CA$2,839.37
A$3,046.14
CHF 1,633.89
MX$36,675.12
NOK 20,597.06
SEK 18,781.67
DKK 13,099.62
About the Item
Staunch and utterly absorbed, the Art School Model is seized in a moment of confident detachment, posing not for the students, but for posterity.
Here is a remarkable and historically significant collaborative oil painting executed by two figures central to 20th-century French art and design: Jean Dinh-Van, who would later become the celebrated minimalist jewelry designer, and the renowned academic painter Roger Chapelain-Midy. The work is signed on the canvas and on the stretcher, "DINH-VAN / Chapelain-Midy," attesting to its unique shared authorship.
Dating from the mid/late 1940s, likely during Dinh-Van's time as a student at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Arts Déco), this piece is a captivating study of a standing nude female model.
Dinh-Van, born in 1927, was a contemporary of Bernard Buffet (b. 1928). His work resonates with the dominant avant-garde 'Miserabilist' aesthetic of mid-20th-century French art, sharing the stark palette and profound existential mood found in Buffet's early figurative work
The composition of our painting is stark, placing the figure within an ambiguous, angular interior space, framed by neutral tones of sage green, grey, and ochre.
The picture exhibits the confident, structured brushwork associated with Chapelain-Midy, a respected master known for his decorative style and precision, blended with the more exploratory hand of his promising student, Dinh-Van. This piece serves as a rare, tangible link to the formative years of Dinh-Van before he launched his iconic jewelry house in 1965, defining a modernist aesthetic that valued simplicity and bold lines.
This painting is not merely a fine example of post-War French figurative painting, but a unique artifact of artistic mentorship, capturing a pivotal moment where a student was transitioning into a master in his own right.
About the artists: Jean Dinh-Van (1927–2022): After his formal art studies, Dinh-Van worked for Cartier before establishing his eponymous jewelry house. His designs—like the Pi bracelet and the Menottes (Handcuffs) clasp—are celebrated for their contemporary, minimalist, and unisex approach, making this painterly collaboration a fascinating counterpoint to his later geometric precision.
Roger Chapelain-Midy (1904–1992): A decorated French painter, stage designer, and lithographer, Chapelain-Midy was a respected professor at the Arts Déco. His work is characterized by its refined composition and decorative sensibility.
Our oil on canvas is signed by both artists at the lower right. Measuring 81 x 61 cm for the canvas alone, it is presented in a minimalist patinated wooden frame.
- Creator:Jean Dinh Van (1927 - 2022, French)
- Creation Year:ca 1947
- Dimensions:Height: 33.08 in (84 cm)Width: 26.78 in (68 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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- Condition:original, period-appropriate condition, commensurate with its 1940s provenance.
- Gallery Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU991317305822
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