Segonzac attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Academie de la Palette in Montparnasse, and studied under Jean-Paul Laurens (whose painting "La Baigneuse" is being offered as lot…) before deciding upon an independent course of study. He exhibited in the Salon d’Automne in 1908 and the Salon des Independents in 1909 and was to continue to exhibit with both for years. In the early 1910s he became associated with the Section d’Or, a somewhat loose collective of painters, sculptors, writers, and critics who espoused the tenets of Cubism. Members included such future luminaries as Marcel Duchamp, Fernand Leger, and Robert Delauney. The Salon de la Section d'Or, held in 1912, a popular group exhibition by the members, exposed Cubism to a larger audience. Segonzac’s work was so well-received in this exhibition, he was invited to take part in the influential Armory Show in New York in 1913.

The Section d'Or disbanded with the onset of WWI, with many of the members, including Segonzac, entering military service. After the war (for which he was awarded the Croix de Guerre), Segonzac’s stylistic approach changed drastically. Moving away from his earlier Cubist and Expressionist work, he began to create landscapes, still lifes, and figural studies in a more naturalistic manner. Preferring watercolor, he would employ an intentionally limited color palette of greens, tans and browns, rendered in loose brushstrokes. The resultant works, as evidenced by the two delightful watercolors offered here, were lively depictions which appealed to collectors and critics alike.