Hector Hanoteau, "a Little Corner Of My Garden"

Hector Hanoteau. Oil on canvas, “A Little Corner of My Garden,” signed and dated lower right: H. Hanoteau 1881. 70 x 44 cm. French School.
Hector Hanoteau (1823–1890) was a student of Régis François Gignoux (1816–1882) in the early 1840s.
The painter, a native of the Nivernais region, exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1847 to 1882.
The Bénézit Dictionary of Painters and Sculptors states in its entry on the painter: “He is a sincere artist who deserves the attention of art lovers.”
After a stay in Algeria in 1853, Hector Hanoteau became friends with Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) toward the end of the decade. Moreover, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris houses “Baigneuses,” which he painted in collaboration with the master from Ornans.
The museums in Bayonne, Bourges, Clamecy, Douai, Le Havre, Lille, and Nevers also hold works by him.
Related works: The Clamecy Museum in the Nièvre region holds: *My Garden in Bloom*, and the Karl & Faber auction house (Munich, Germany) sold, on May 21, 2026, an oil on canvas titled *My Garden*, dated 1880 (97 x 130 cm; hammer price: 2,800 euros).
Modern gilded wooden frame. A small blemish in the upper left corner of the canvas. Good overall condition.
1,350 euros.