Bidspirit auction | ”G. Stelly-Desmoulins - Erotic-satirical scene

”G. Stelly-Desmoulins - Erotic-satirical scene by the sea - Pastel on paper Bold scene depicting a - ”G. Stelly-Desmoulins - Erotic-satirical scene by the sea - Pastel on paper Bold scene depicting a naked woman riding a man on all fours held on a leash by two children on a beach. The whole is bathed in a soft pastel atmosphere which contrasts with the deliberately transgressive and fantastical character of the composition. The work is part of the libertine and satirical vein of the late 19th or early 20th century. Signed lower right: G. Stelly-Desmoulins. Technique: Pastel on paper. Dimensions with frame: 83.5 × 68 cm. Framed under glass (small stains on the mat gilded frame with sober molding).”