Vue Pont Neuf Samaritane Huile Sur Papier Leon Melle Milieu De S 800

LÉON AUGUSTE MELLÉ Paris 1816-1889 View of the Pont Neuf (with the Samaritaine) Oil on paper laid down on panel 24 x 34 cm Signed with monogram I.I. Inscr. verso Sale Atelier Louis Auguste Mellé Drouot March 31, 2000, # 9. Prov.: The studio of the artistProvenance: In the studio of the artist; Sale of the artist's studio, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, October 20, 2000 (Mes Deburaux and Dumousset), no. 9. ..Léon-Auguste Ml MELLÉ (Paris, 1816 – ?, 1889) Oil on paper mounted on panel Stamp of the studio sale on the back Léon-Auguste MELLÉ, although prolific but apparently of uneven quality, comes only from the booklets of the Salon de Paris where he exhibited for forty years without interruption! Léon-Auguste MELLÉ was born on April 15, 1816 in Paris and was a student of Jules COIGNET (1798-1860) and Charles-Caius RENOUX (1795-1846). He regularly appeared at the Paris Salon between 1839 and 1879 with views taken in Switzerland, Dauphiné, Picardy and the surrounding area of ​​Paris. The artist died in 1889 at the age of 73. Museums: Paris (Mus. Carnavalet), Sceau