GAUTIER Louis (1855-1947)

"The edges of Lake Geneva in Evian, 1922"

Oil on cardboard,
Signed and dated 1922 lower right,
Dedicated lower left: "à Monsieur Angeli, Hommage très respectful"
Titled, dated and countersigned on the back of the cardboard: "Bord du Lac Léman, amont d'Evian, Etude 1922 - Louis Gautier"

Provenance: Collection of the Prefect Alexandre Angéli (1883-1962) then by descent

Beautiful finely detailed work of the painter from Aix, Louis Gautier who represents a view of Lake Geneva upstream of Evian, certainly taken from the English Garden.

Pupil of Cabanel, Louis François Gautier exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1884 and participated in regional exhibitions in Aix, Avignon, Marseille and Montpellier.
He obtains the order for the decorations of the town hall and the theater of Aix en Provence.
In 1894 with the painter Edouard Ducros, he founded the Society of Friends of the Arts of Aix, then in 1901, an ethnographic museum.
He is also known for one of the fiercest opponents of the painter Paul Cézanne.
His works are preserved in particular at the Granet Museum.

Dimensions: 9 x 17 cm without frame and 14.3 x 22 cm with its original gilded wooden frame.

We inform you of the forthcoming release of a book dedicated to the artist: "Louis Gautier (1855-1947) Painter of the Villa Acantha", in which more than 120 works will be reproduced.
If you wish to acquire the book, we will gladly give you the information to order it.

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