Louis Capdevieille: Portrait Of Mr De G....

In the 1880s, the publication of the illustrated catalog of the SAF required artists to send a drawing of the painting they wanted to exhibit, so that an engraver could transfer this drawing to the catalog. The drawing presented is autograph executed by the painter from his painting. L.Capdevieille, born in Lourdes in 1850, died in 1905. Pupil of A.Millet, Bonnat and Cabanel, he first settled in Pau in 1877 then in Lourdes in 1896. Exhibited at the Salon from 1874 to 1902. Portrait painter research. The drawing is signed lower right: Louis Capdevieille and dated: 1883. It is reproduced in the catalog of the Salon of 1883 page 107 (supplement). Table dimensions: 1.80m x1.10m