rare female portrait from 1944 signed by the Italian painter Enrico Fumi and dedicated by him in tribute to the nurse who cared for him. Enrico Fumi passed away at the age of 33; the painter Michel Gaudet pays tribute to him in 1955: "Summer '55, House of Artists, the tribute to Enrico Fumi is accompanied by works from Angeletti, Hedberg, Gaudet. The writer Gaudet paints the portrait of the impulsive friend, bursting his canvases, trampling them when they are unyielding: 'Was art for him a palliative for anxiety?' He also alluded to the artists' meetings he electrified with his dynamism, kindness, and courtesy..." This finely made drawing bears a dedication signed by the artist - a small tear at the top that does not detract from the beauty of the drawing. dimensions 42 x 32.