Michel SEMENTZEFF (1933–2019). Portrait studies. Colored chalks on bister paper, signed lower right. Dimensions: Height: 49 cm - Width: 49 cm Provenance: - Purchased from the artist. Note: Trained at the École Supérieure des Arts Modernes (ESAM) in Paris and later a professor at the same institution for over thirty years, Michel Sementzeff depicts landscapes, still lifes, and portraits with a choppy line and textured layers built upon incisive drawing.