ALBERT GENTA

"RESTING NUDE"

OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED

FRENCH, C.1940

18 X 24 INCHES

 

Albert Genta

1901-1989

Albert Genta was a son of Joseph Hyacinthe Genta. He taught himself art in the free academies in Paris.

He exhibited in Paris at a number of salons, including the Salon des Indépendants, to which he belonged, the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he was a member and where he won a gold medal in 1970, and at the Salon des Beaux-Arts. He was involved with various groups.