Bernard de Monvel, France, 1881-1949, Tiens! deja de Retour!, colour pochoir (stencil), signed in image, trinted title below image, 15.8 x 13.3 cm. , (6.2 x 5.2 in.), , frame: 32 x 28 cm. , (12.6 x 11.0 in.), . Provenance: The Jeffrey swift collection of important Australian and international prints, Adelaide, Bernard Boutet de Monvel (9 August 1881 – 28 October 1949) was a French painter, sculptor, engraver, fashion illustrator and interior decorator. Although first known for his etchings, he earned notability for his paintings, especially his geometric paintings from the 1900s and his Moroccan paintings made during World War I. In both Europe and the United States, where he often traveled, he also became known as a portrait painter for high society clients.