Edward Cucuel

Edward Cucuel 1875 - 1954 Im Café. 1910/20s. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left. Inscribed with the artist's name on the reverse of the stretcher, as well as inscribed with the artist's name and “Geschminkte Lippen” (Painted Lips) on a label on the reverse. 80 x 80 cm (31.4 x 31.4 in). [AW]. • A cosmopolitan scene from the Belle Époque, in which Cucuel captured the elegance and independence of modern women in a casual style. • Created during the heyday of his career, it is one of the works that established Cucuel's international reputation as a chronicler of urban joie de vivre. • Influenced by his training in Paris and the French Impressionists, Cucuel combines their painting style with the sensual imagery of the Munich Secession. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Switzerland. LITERATURE: Fritz von Ostini, Der Maler Edward Cucuel, Zurich, et al., 1924, p. 36 (with black-and-white illustration; titled “Absinth”). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 17.30 h +/- 20 min.

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