Simone Gentile. Simone Gentile was the daughter of the French couple Luis Gentile and Germaine NaudetBorn in Paris on August 13th 1918, she past away at age 78 in 1996 in Milan Italy. From the crib she was strongly influenced by her mother’s aesthetic style. When she was a young teen she studied at the Duprre Decorative Arts School where she polished her own already developed probed style in drawing, learning how to engrave on wood under the guidance of Germaine de Closter who had mastered the Japanese engraving technique. Gifted with a delicate and ardent temper by 1938 she fully advocates to the learning of the tough discipline of portrait guided by the Russian Master internationally famous Serge Ivanoff. The teacher and the student wed in 1946. They will travel the world together, learning and embracing new cultures and styles in South America, mainly in Argentina and Brazil during the powerful and creative years of the 1950s. So if you are interested in Art or Antiques, and you are thinking of travelling to Argentina please feel free to email us…….. Please feel free to contact Flor Rodriquez by emailing her: Email: Flor Rodriguez. or Bob Frassinetti: For more information: Email: Bob Frassinetti. Press here to see all topics on Art, Antiques and Travel Information for Buenos Aires & Argentina:Daily Updates on Art, Antiques, Collectibles as well as travel information for Buenos Aires, Argentina. Phone me thru Skype, ID: Bob Frassinetti or you can also chat with me thru Yahoo, press here: Yahoo Contact Find me on MySpace and be my friend! Read The Buenos Aires Art Dealer a e-zine magazine on Art, Antiques & Collectibles from Argentina. The Buenos Aires ArtDealer, Argentina.