POUCETTE, Nicola Ortis, (French, 1935-2006): Yong Girl, Watercolor, sight size 17.5'' x 7.5'', signed lower right, 22.5'' x 12.25''. Poucette was a painter and writer in Paris. She began selling her paintings on the street when she was only 16 and wrote her first novel at age 20. She is well-known for her brightly colored paintings of horses, elephants and other animals. Provenance: Estate of Yves Georges Prade