Michel Lerat - The Black Monocle

Inspired by an original image from the 1961 film Le Monocle noir, this portrait of Michel Lerat revisits the graphic elegance and mysterious atmosphere of French spy cinema.

Painted in black-and-white acrylic on a 40 x 60 cm canvas, the work highlights the character’s silhouette, hat and gaze. It embraces the look of a film still, halfway between a cinephile tribute and a contemporary reinterpretation.