Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1958, presented in an attractive House of Heydenryk frame.

Frame dimensions 29 1/2 x 26 in.

Deaccessioned from the Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina

Bernard Locca was born in Saint -Brieuc in 1926 to Italian immigrants. By the 1950s, he had established a studio in Montmartre and was known for his evocative and unique portraits.

Light surface grime; several faint smudges to surface.