Albert ANDRÉ (1869-1954) and Francis JOURDAIN (1876-1958). Tapestry screen depicting a woman in a field holding her hat, set in a mahogany frame resting on a rectangular base (foot missing). Dated 1926. Height 135 cm - Width : 80 cm - Depth : 5 cm Note: this is the only known piece of furniture illustrating the collaboration of these two artists. Albert André, post-impressionist artist, decorator, draftsman and illustrator, friend of Renoir, he became one of the protégés of the art dealer Durand-Ruel. Francis Jourdain said of him in the preface to the artist's 1956 exhibition at Durand-Ruel: "Albert André is an intelligent painter", testifying to his respect and admiration. Provenance : - Georges Besson, collector (1882-1971) and Madame Jacqueline Bret-Andrée circa 1967-1971. Bibliography: - Albert André 1990, Evelyne Yeatman, p. 99-100. - Exhibition catalog, "Albert André ((1869-1954) Peintre - un contemporain de toujours", Conseil Généal du GARD, 2011. (copy of book).