PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Asia
This painting is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Charoy was born in 1931 to an artistic family of Lorraine. In 1955, he went to the Atelier Dejoie, in Montmartre, Paris to learn the techniques of sketching, oil painting, and printmaking. Due to his mastery in capturing the exact nuance and essence of his subjects, in the 1960s, Charoy received a rush of invitations from the newspaper Le Figaro, ICI Paris magazine and other well-known media to create the portraits of famous political figures. After abandoning the many restrictions of commercial advertising, he focused on purely artistic creations in the 1970s and was invited to exhibit at major galleries and art exhibitions. He specialized in portraits of charming and adorable women, and attracted publishing offers and the attention of collectors from around the world. Charoy has held exhibitions in many countries around the world including: the artistic cities of Basel, Switzerland; New York, USA; Tokyo, Japan; and Cannes, France.