Andre Lhote, French, 1885 to 1962, pastel painting on paper, depicting a nude female portrait. Signed lower right. Framed. Provenance: Trinity International Auctions, United States, December 12, 2020, lot 32. Andre Lhote was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes and still life. He was also active and influential as a teacher and writer on art. After initially working in a Fauvist style, Lhote shifted towards Cubism and joined the Section dOr group in 1912, exhibiting at the Salon de la Section dOr. He was alongside some of the fathers of modern art, including Gleizes, Villon, Duchamp, Metzinger, Picabia and La Fresnaye. One of a kind artwork.