Painting By Henri Callot, Village Under The Sun

Superb oil painting on canvas by Eugène Henri Callot, born on December 20, 1875 in La Rochelle, and died on December 22, 1956 in Paris 14th. He was a French painter and fencer, a member of an old La Rochelle family. Henri Callot was the son of Ernest Callot (de) (1840-1912), director of an insurance company and founding member of the International Olympic Committee. He was also the great-grandson of Pierre Simon Callot, mayor of La Rochelle between 1830 and 1834, and grandson of Eugène Dor, mayor between 1879 and 1883. A landscape and seascape painter from 1920 onwards, he participated in the Paris Marine Salon and was appointed official painter of the navy in 1921. This painting, which corresponds to the first period of his career, depicts a village with architecture typical of the Charente-Maritime region, his birthplace. The light is unique, under the setting sun, and the perspective and colors of this painting give it considerable charm. A high-quality work in very good condition, signed and dated lower right "H. CALLOT 1905" and on the back "Henri CALLOT 1875-1956". Presented in an antique giltwood and burgundy velvet frame.