Description: Pierre Villain (French, 1880-1950). Oil on panel painting of female nude. Painting measures 21-3/4" high x 18" wide. Frame measures 27-1/2" high x 24" wide. Strongly rooted in European Social Realism, Villain's work shows influence by Robert Henri and George Bellows, and bears a resemblance to work by his contemporaries, Moses and Raphael Soyer. Several of his pre-war works are in today's sale.