This mesmerizing 1950s modern portrait features an oil on canvas painting by Maurice Ambroise Ehlinger (1896 - 1981). The model is Miss France Noel, a socialite from the Paris bourgeoisie. The piece is hand-signed in the bottom left corner.
A caption on the canvas at the back reads: "Mademoiselle France Noel par M. Ehlinger - MCMLVII."
The painting still has its original elegant ornate cerused or limed oak frame with gray painted liner.
 
About:
Maurice Ehlinger (1896 - 1981). 
Painter, born in Champagney, Haute Saone, France in 1896. He spent part of his life in Moyenmoutier in the Vosges region. Thanks to a grant from the City of Saint Die, he followed the teaching of Larcher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy. Then, he went to Paris to follow the courses of masters Jules Adler and Francois Flameng. He had to become a drawing teacher during this period at evening classes for the City of Paris.
He started exhibiting at The Salon of French Artists in 1922. In 1926, he received a Bronze Medal, and in 1928, a Silver Medal. In 1938, The Galerie Charpentier organized an important exclusive exhibition of his paintings. Finally, he won a Gold Medal, Hors Concours, in 1941. 
He became famous for female portraits, nudes, and children's portraits. His studio was in Montmartre, Paris.
He is present in many French museums, particularly in the Saint Die City Museum (East of France), where this museum exhibits thirty-seven paintings and many drawings. He passed away in 1981 in Belfort.