GASTON SUISSE (1896-1988) Malayan squirrels connected Decorative panel. Engraved coloured lacquer on a black lacquer background; the foliage in gold leaf, the sciurids in aluminium powder. The original lacquer support frame has been torn off. Signed G. SUISSE in red lower right. Height 79.5 cm - Width 53 cm (accidents and missing lacquer frame) Provenance : Private collection. Exhibition and related works: - Le monde animal dans L'Art Décoratifs des Années 30 - Valbonne, Salle Saint Esprit, 7-29 July 2007. A very close lacquer exhibited during this event. - Gaston Suisse: De nature et d'or - Musée des Beaux-Arts A. Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, from 17 May to 21 September 2025. A very similar lacquer on display at this event. Bibliography and related works: - Christian Eludut - Le monde animal dans l'art décoratif des années 30 - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition held at Valbonne, Salle Saint Esprit, from 7 to 29 July 2007, published by BGO, Paris, 2007. A very similar lacquer reproduced on page 31. - Collective - Gaston Suisse: De nature et d'or - Catalogue of the exhibition of the same name, held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts A. Lécuyer Fine Arts Museum, Saint-Quentin, from 17 May to 21 September 2025, published by Musées de Saint-Quentin, 2025. A very similar lacquer reproduced on page 60 Webography : Un laque très proche published on www.gastonsuisse.com; tabs OEuvres then Panneaux.