Aloise CORBAZ (1886-1964), "Couple et figurine sous un rideau violet", (ca. 1959), chalk on paper, unsigned. H. 33 x 24 cm Aloïse Corbaz's drawings give pride of place to a sensual imagination of imperial courts, ermine capes, rich heiresses, princely love stories and royal kisses. Born into a large, poor family in Lausanne, Aloïse dreamed of becoming a singer. Forced into exile in Germany for a love affair her family deemed scandalous, she worked as a governess at the court of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The imminence of the First World War forced her to return to Switzerland, where she was committed to a psychiatric asylum for schizophrenia, where she remained until her death. It was in this environment that Aloïse unfolded her dreamlike pictorial universe of twinkling stars, flowers, celebrations and loving embraces. Provenance: Charlotte Corbaz, succession Aloïse Corbaz, 1966, CV 88 then collection Catherine Clerc-de Goumoëns Catherie Clerc Reference number: № of SIK-ISEA inventory: 1112150002 Dating: 1962 (5th period: 1960-1963) № of catalogue raisonné: 720 https://recherche.sik-isea.ch/sik:work-13259529/in/catalogues.corbaz/