ANCIENT DRAWING
work by Pierre Eugene Duteurtre known as DUT (1911-1989)
DESCRIPTION / DESCRIPTION
Crucifixion, probably a study made in his youth inspired by an ancient painting.
Work by the French painter and illustrator Pierre Eugene Duteurtre known as DUT (1911-1989).
Part of a large collection of drawings by the French artist that we recently purchased and which you can find in our shop. These are most likely works created at a young age such as exercises and studies.
Brief biography of the artist: Pierre Eugène Duteurtre known as DUT was born in 1911 in Deuil-la-Barre (Val-d'Oise, France), he was a French cartoonist and painter who began his career in 1930 at the Société parisienne d'édition (SPE), in 1947 he began to work at the Marijac publishing house. After a long career full of successes, in 1968 he abandoned comics to dedicate himself exclusively to painting. He died in 1989 in the Netherlands.
Detailed biography available on Wikipedia:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dut_(dessinateur) Further information available on art books Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Akoun, Mayer.
Period: first half of the 1900s
Support and technique: charcoal on paper
Origin: France
Condition: good, consider the age
Measurements: 31 x 47.5 cm
