Adolescence

Adolescence is a beautiful drypoint realized by the French painter, illustrator, and writer Amandine Doré in the second half of the 20 ^th century. The state of preservation is excellent and the image, sensual and pleasant, describes a young nude woman kneeling in a meadow, surrounded by flowers and butterflies.

This is an artist’s proof. On the higher left, there are some indications written in pencil for the print: “ 157 imprimes / 27 imprimes / + 2 sans numerò ”. On the higher right, still in pencil, “ Modéle 75 épreuves ” is written.

Amandine Doré (Paris, 1912-2011) is one of the pseudonyms of Odette Amandine Bonne , who signed also as “Aurèa” or “Madame”, according to the type of subject matter of her artworks.

Amandine was a French painter, illustrator, and writer. Her production varied from erotic to travel illustrations. With her fascinating drawings, she illustrated the classics of erotic literature, books of poetry, magazines, and most of her husband’s books (the Belgian author T’Serstevens , with whom she often travelled).

The artwork is very graceful and pleasant, an allegory of youth and natural beauty.