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technique: oil on canvas | 72.5 × 60 cm | signature: bottom right | framed Lot information Madeleine Luka (1894–1989), born Madeleine Lucie Marie-Thérèse Genty-Mazaud, was a prominent French painter and illustrator who was born in Paris and became known for her distinctive, seemingly naive style. Although she studied at the Académie Julian, she deliberately moved away from academicism towards a poetic and dreamy realism that carries a subtle melancholy and childlike purity. Her work is characterized by portraits of girls with large eyes, stylized flowers and idyllic rural scenes, which often hide a deeper psychological subtext or a surrealist touch. She was an integral part of Parisian artistic life, regularly exhibiting at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants and maintaining friendly relations with figures such as Maurice Utrillo and the poet Francis Jammes, whose works she also illustrated. In addition to painting, she designed costumes, sets, and lithographs, and her work became popular not only in Europe but also in Japan for its inimitable elegance and "French charm." She died in Paris at the age of 94, leaving behind a body of work that celebrates femininity, innocence, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only - it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.