William Laparra (bordeaux 1873-1920), The Port Of Saint Ives In Cornwall, England, Oil

William Jules Emile Laparra (Bordeaux 1873 - Hecho 1920)
The port of Saint Ives in Cornwall, England
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 60.5 cm (frame)
56 x 76 cm (frame)
Dedicated and signed lower right: To my friend the Doctor? / William Laparra St Ives (Cornwall)
Good condition - original canvas - damage to the frame
Label on the back: The port of Saint Ives

Our painting is listed as having been exhibited in 1908 in Bordeaux at the Vincent Imberti gallery under number 42- England: The port of Saint Yves Cornwall(book ref: "William Laparra 1873-1920, Catalogue of the exhibition at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux, exhibition from January 10 to February 23, 1997, 1996, 92 p.)Student of Bouguereau, of Robert-Fleury and Lefebvre, William Laparra trained at the Académie Julian in 1892 and won the Prix de Rome at the age of 22 with his work The Pool of Bethsaida. William Laparra's works are held in several national museums (Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre (drawings), Musée des Beaux Arts de Poitiers, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix, etc.)