Jeune femme endormie (Mme Lalouette)
1960
"Jeune femme endormie (Mme Lalouette)" is an oil painting on panel by French Fauve artist Charles Camoin that depicts a woman in repose with characteristic boldness of color and loose brushwork. The work exemplifies Camoin's approach to portraiture, combining intimate observation with the vibrant palette and expressive technique associated with early twentieth century modernism. The painting captures a moment of quiet vulnerability through Camoin's characteristic use of warm, saturated tones and fluid handling of paint.
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern Discoveries
February 19, 2025
Estimate: $6,000 to $8,000
Lot 214
Artists in conversation
Henri Matisse
French · b. 1869
Matisse, a close friend and fellow Fauvist, painted intimate female figures with similarly bold saturated color palettes and loose expressive brushwork, often depicting women in quiet domestic repose with the same warm vibrancy seen in this sleeping portrait.
Albert Marquet
French · b. 1875
Marquet shared Camoin's Fauvist roots and intimate approach to figure painting, creating portraits of women in domestic settings with soft yet luminous color and a tender, understated emotional quality that closely mirrors this work.
Kees van Dongen
Dutch · b. 1877
Van Dongen brought the same Fauvist energy and warm saturated tones to his female portraits and figure paintings, combining expressive loose brushwork with an intimate observation of his subjects that parallels Camoin's approach in this sleeping figure.
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