BONNEFOIT, Alain, (French, 1937-): Reclining Nude, Oil/Board, 9'' x 18.5'', signed lower left, titled verso, custom frame 19.5'' x 29''. Former Collection of Medici Gallery Sarasota Florida. Bonnefoit entered L'Ecole des Arts Applique and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1953, before enrolling at the L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Brussels to study Engraving and Sculpture. He became a student of and friends with Volti and under his influence Bonnefoit began to focus on painting female nudes. He is the master of Sumi-e, an East-Asian form of ink and wash painting. Cost: over 2,000.