Attrib. Robert Van Cauwenberghe (1905-1985) - Framed Oil The Red Ensemble

A striking example of mid-20th-century figurative portraiture depicting a confident female figure seated on a green upholstered sofa. She wears a vibrant red suit comprising jacket, trousers, and wide-brimmed hat, her relaxed pose meeting the viewer's gaze directly from beneath the hat's brim. The composition employs a muted background palette that dramatically emphasises the striking red ensemble and the cool, pale tones of the sitter's exposed torso. Well presented in a distressed gilt-effect frame with C-scrolled acanthus leaf moulding. The work is unsigned, with a label copy of Diplôme de médaille on the reverse. On canvas.