Ladies in the Park - Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, with 1902 De Dietrich

De Bruyne also known as Dexter Brown is a British painter who was educated at the Harrow School of Art. He has two ‘painting personalities’; firstly, De Bruyne, the impressionist artist (popular in America) that confines himself to the golden period of motoring up to the Second World War. Secondly, Dexter Brown, the near photographic to abstract artist (popular in England) that focuses on the early days of motoring up to the present time. As an artist he is most well-known for painting celebrities and racing cars with commissions from clients such Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Rolls-Royce and British Leyland. De Bruyne’s painting of Ladies in the Park, is an elegant composition concentrating on their dresses, their hats and the reflected light through the parasol. The hat used by the central lady, Trudy, was the hat worn in the stage production of “My Fair Lady”. The middle-distance focus is on the 1902 Lorainne-Dietrich automobile. It is a summer’s day in Jardin du Luxembourg and the well to do are out and about enjoying each other’s company.