‘Nude’ by Janet Ament De La Roche, Musee d’Art Moderne, Paris, San Francisco Art Association, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Woman Artist, Carmel

Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Jane Ament De La Roche (American, 1916-2000) and created circa 1950.

Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Ament first studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and, subsequently, in Paris with André L’Hote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. She exhibited widely and with success, including at The Salon d’Automne (1954), The Salon Des Artes Decoratifs, the Museum of Modern Art, Paris (1955), the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum. A long-time member of the Carmel Art Association, Janet Ament is listed in all relevant art reference works.