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FRENCH INK PAINTING GABY AND SKETCH BY GEN PAUL - Gen Paul (French artist and engraver, 1895–1975) ink painting on paper, Gaby, 1967. Signed and dated lower right. Titled upper left. Additionally signed, lower left. Framed. The ink sketch depicting a man's face, painted over a restaurant menu, on verso. Gen Paul is known for Expressionist figure, rhythmic city scene painting, musicians, engraving, some consider Paul to be the first action painter, a precursor to the abstract expressionists of the 1950s. Dimensions: Frame size: 19 1/4 x 15 in. Image size: 14 x 8 1/2 in.