FELIX VARLA

(French, 1903-1986)

CHEVAUX DANS L’ECURIE

(Horses in the Stable)

Gouache on Card

14 x 17 Inches

Signed Lower Left

Archivally Mounted in a Period Rubbed, Engraved and Embossed Gilt-wood Frame

Born in Tiflis, Georgia in 1903, Felix Varla studied and worked in Paris from the mid-1920’s. He specialized in figural scenes with subjects often derived from the folk-traditions of his native land. For many years, he exhibited with success at the annual Parisian salons and his work continues to be much sought-after at auction. Felix Varla is well-listed in all relevant reference works including in Benefit, the definitive French dictionary of artists, which also shows a sample of his signature. We are pleased to offer this austere yet energetic view of horses feeding that silluminates the artist’s subtlety of palette in an elegant and dynamic composition.

Reference:

Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol. XIV, p.54; Commanducci Universal Art Dictionary; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2003/4 Edition, p.2072; et al.