Georges Jean-marie Haquette

Georges Jean-Marie HAQUETTE The two brothers, Dieppe. Oil on canvas signed lower left. Good condition. Old restorations, see photo detail. Old trace of label on the back. Restored frame with recent gilding. Dimensions: 50.5 x 65 cm without frame / 64 x 79 cm with frame. Georges Jean-Marie Haquette, born May 2, 1852 in Paris and died August 7, 1906 in Dieppe, is a French painter who acquired a reputation as a painter of fishermen. He entered the School of Fine Arts where he was a student of Alexandre Cabanel. But after his studies, he became a sailor. He can, therefore, capture from life the picturesque scenes which are the subject of his compositions. Main or listed works: Le Manchon de Francine (nd), Brou museum in Bourg-en-Bresse Pêcheurs (nd), museum of the old castle in Laval Pêcheuse (nd), Rouen town hall Young woman sitting on a sofa, reading his diary (drawing, nd), Louvre Museum, Department of Graphic Arts, in Paris Departure for Newfoundland (1882) Salute to Calvary (1884), Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens parish church in Vigeois (Abbaye Saint-Pierre du Vigeois) A man overboard (1886) The Blessing of the Sea (on the Pollet pier) (1890), Château-musée de Dieppe Fishing on the open sea (1901), Rouen Museum of Fine Arts Le Retour du mousse (Dieppe, August 3, 1899), small format, private collection.