Alexandre Le Bihan, The Bather.

Alexandre Le Bihan (1839-1924). The Bather, oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Canvas dimensions: Height 140cm, Width 76.2cm – Frame: Height 149.5cm, Width 85.1cm. This large original oil painting is the work of the French artist Alexandre Le Bihan. The painting has undergone previous restorations, including relining with keys. Our workshop has cleaned the work and applied a new varnish. The painting is presented in its original frame. Alexandre Le Bihan was a skilled and respected 19th-century French artist. He was born in Langonnet, Brittany, in northwestern France, on October 27, 1839, and became a student of Gleyre and Cabanel. Le Bihan became a versatile artist, known for both his portraits and genre scenes. He produced large and particularly impressive landscapes, often inspired by Brittany. He had a studio in Quimper, Brittany, and later in Paris. From 1869 to 1900, he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris.