Cascade En Dauphiné Oil On Panel (37 X 31.5) By Léon-auguste Mellé (1816 - 1889)
Artist: Léon Auguste Mellé
Elegant romantic landscape depicting a tumultuous waterfall making its way through a rocky mountain backdrop, animated by warm late-day light.
The composition, built in depth around the movement of water and mineral masses, sensitively conveys the 19th-century taste for picturesque landscapes and atmospheric effects.
Léon Auguste Mellé, a landscape painter active in the 19th century, is part of this naturalist and romantic tradition, attentive to the play of light, rugged relief and the poetic power of nature. Here, the artist subtly contrasts the dark tones of the rocks with the silvery glints of the foam, creating a particularly decorative contrast.The free, vibrant touch of the water, combined with a palette of warm browns and deep greens, lends the whole a beautiful visual intensity.Presented in an antique frame.
Oil on panel: 37 x 31.5 cm
ConditionGood condition.
Biography: Léon-Auguste Mellé was born in Paris on April 15, 1816. Trained by painters Jules Coignet and Charles-Caius Renoux, he soon specialized in landscapes. He exhibited with remarkable regularity at the Paris Salon for almost forty years, from 1839 to 1879, mainly presenting views inspired by Switzerland, the Dauphiné, Picardy and the Paris region.His work, characteristic of the Romantic and then Naturalist landscapes of the 19th century, shows a pronounced taste for atmospheric effects and picturesque sites. The artist died in 1889, aged 73.
Works by Léon-Auguste Mellé are now held in several public collections, including the Musée Carnavalet in Paris and the Musée de Sceaux.
Comparables at public sales:
Cascade
Lot N° 64PaintingOil/paper/isorel30.5 x 50.5 cm
Hammer price: € 1 275Estimate: €1,500 - €2,000
OLD AND NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTINGS14/12/2011
Tajan (S.V.V.)Paris, France
DetailsReproduced on page 56 of the catalog
Fall at Narçia, Tuscany
Lot 12PaintingOil/paper30.5 x 50.5 cm
Hammer price: € 1 500Valuation: € 1,000 - € 2,000
TABLEAUX, MOBILIER ET OBJETS D'ART du 15/10/2003
Aguttes (S.V.V.) DROUOT-RICHELIEU, Paris, France France
Details Reproduced on page 2 of the catalogue
The composition, built in depth around the movement of water and mineral masses, sensitively conveys the 19th-century taste for picturesque landscapes and atmospheric effects.
Léon Auguste Mellé, a landscape painter active in the 19th century, is part of this naturalist and romantic tradition, attentive to the play of light, rugged relief and the poetic power of nature. Here, the artist subtly contrasts the dark tones of the rocks with the silvery glints of the foam, creating a particularly decorative contrast.The free, vibrant touch of the water, combined with a palette of warm browns and deep greens, lends the whole a beautiful visual intensity.Presented in an antique frame.
Oil on panel: 37 x 31.5 cm
ConditionGood condition.
Biography: Léon-Auguste Mellé was born in Paris on April 15, 1816. Trained by painters Jules Coignet and Charles-Caius Renoux, he soon specialized in landscapes. He exhibited with remarkable regularity at the Paris Salon for almost forty years, from 1839 to 1879, mainly presenting views inspired by Switzerland, the Dauphiné, Picardy and the Paris region.His work, characteristic of the Romantic and then Naturalist landscapes of the 19th century, shows a pronounced taste for atmospheric effects and picturesque sites. The artist died in 1889, aged 73.
Works by Léon-Auguste Mellé are now held in several public collections, including the Musée Carnavalet in Paris and the Musée de Sceaux.
Comparables at public sales:
Cascade
Lot N° 64PaintingOil/paper/isorel30.5 x 50.5 cm
Hammer price: € 1 275Estimate: €1,500 - €2,000
OLD AND NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTINGS14/12/2011
Tajan (S.V.V.)Paris, France
DetailsReproduced on page 56 of the catalog
Fall at Narçia, Tuscany
Lot 12PaintingOil/paper30.5 x 50.5 cm
Hammer price: € 1 500Valuation: € 1,000 - € 2,000
TABLEAUX, MOBILIER ET OBJETS D'ART du 15/10/2003
Aguttes (S.V.V.) DROUOT-RICHELIEU, Paris, France France
Details Reproduced on page 2 of the catalogue
690 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting on wood
Reference (ID): 1766326
Availability: In stock
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