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Georges Dayez (France 1907-1991); Plage et Bateau, Titled "Varengeville," signed lower right recto "Dayez". Height 13 1/4 inches (33.5 cm.) X width 26 inches (66 cm.). PROVENANCE: Galerie Moderne, 49 West 53rd Street, New York City, with their label affixed to the verso. NOTE; Varengeville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. In 1941, Dayez met French artist André Lhote who greatly influenced the development of his work. Beginning in 1944 Dayez exhibited regularly in the Paris Salons. He showed in the Salon d’Automne and the Salon des Artistes Indépendants. He exhibited in the first Salon de Mai in 1945 and became a member of the committee in 1950. During the 1950s, he exhibited at the Musée de Grenoble and Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco as well as another exhibition in Munich. Dayez exhibited numerous solo exhibitions of his work during the 1950s and 1960s. The cities were he exhibited include; New York, Lausanne, Nancy, Oslo, Amsterdam, Lyon, Avignon, Milan and Madrid, among others. During the 1951-52 academic year, Dayez taught at l’Académie d’André Lhote. His work is in numerous Museums.