An intriguing original painting of an unidentified subject at the piano, though the figure has to our view both characteristics of Samson Francois and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Canvas measures 16.25 x 16.25 inches (41 x 41 cm) framed to an overall 19.25in x 19.25in x 2.25in (49 x 49 x 6 cm). 

The French abstract painter was born in Nice, France and made a living creating lithographs for posters, magazine covers, and stamps. Deeply involved with jazz music, he had many famous musicians sit for him, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Thelonious Monk. In the 1960s, the artist illustrated covers for a series of 12 highly sought-after jazz LPs called Moretti Verve. Notably, he also created the French Judicial Police logo, which combines the head of a man with the head of a tiger.