MARIE NESSI (French, 1910-1992). MONTE CARLO COASTAL SCENE, Oil on canvas. Signed lower right hand corner. Framed.
ARTIST PROFILE: Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat (1910 - 1992) was active/lived in France. Marie Nessi Valtat is known for Landscape painting, flowers, gardens. Marie Lucie Nessi, the French artist, was born in 1910. In 1932 Marie Lucie Nessi married Jean Valtat, the son of Louis Valtat, best known for his Post-Modern paintings. Valtat encouraged his daughter-in-law to paint while she attended the Académie de La Grande Chaumière and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Nessi and fellow students spent numerous nights over the years with many of Valtat's esteemed contemporaries, such as Andre Lhote, Moise Kissling and Foujita at the renowned café Montparnasse. - Framed, 28 in. x 31 1/2 in. Image: 18 in. x 21 1/2 in. Estimate $600-800
