André FAVORY (1889-1937). Picnic in the forest, circa 1920. Oil on canvas signed lower right. Height 65 cm - Width 54 cm Note: French painter and illustrator responsible for the illustrations of numerous books, including a reprint of Gustave Flaubert's "L'Education sentimentale" (1924) and Paul Morand's "Ouvert la nuit" (1924). The strong influence of Paul Cézanne can be felt in his cubist-style painting, as well as his admiration for Pierre Paul Rubens, with his voluptuous, curvaceous female nudes.