Young lady by the river

Oil on two copra bags sewed together (restored), 125 x 104 cm.
Signed « François Hippolyte » on the back, no date.
Private collection.
This painting, again, is inspired from a Japanese print which is transposed in Polynesia. The ripples shapes and colors are almost the same as in the print. We can recognize the « re’a moeruru » flowers. The style is a transition to the other following artworks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

… From a truly fake story by Gaya…