Painting by René Mendes France "Flowers in a Transparent Vase"

Old painting by René Mendès France depicting flowers in a transparent vase. Born in Paris in 1888 and died in 1985, René Mendès-France was a French painter and engraver, co-founder of the Salon des Surindépendants in 1929 and older brother of the politician Pierre Mendès France. • The old label and the handwritten inscription on the first photo clearly indicate "N° 3129 BR / Mendès-F. / Flowers in a transparent vase / 20 M, " corresponding to René Mendès-France. • Format and support. The mention "20 M" refers to the standard French format 20 Marine (approximately 73 × 50 cm). The work is painted in oil on a wooden or isorel panel, with the grain remaining visible in places. • Artistic style. The geometric construction of the colored planes in the background and the play of transparency of the glass are characteristic of the post-cubist period and the musicalist movement to which René Mendès-France actively contributed in the 1930s. The painting shows some wear in the corners at the top and bottom left. It is signed on the painting and has the label on the back.