Eugène Le Roux - A Young Girl From Concarneau In Her Home
Artist: Eugène Le Roux
Louis Eugène LE ROUX
Paris, 1833 – Paris, 1905
A Young Girl from Concarneau in Her Home
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left “Eug. Le Roux / 1868”
56 x 35 cm (76 x 55 cm with frame)
Beautiful gilded frame with leaf motifs
Very good condition
On view at the gallery
Eugène Le Roux was an academic painter who studied under François-Édouard Picot at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1851. He began exhibiting at the Paris Salon during the 1860s with scenes of Breton interiors. He was awarded a medal in 1864 for his painting *Le Nouveau-né*.
Our painting dates from this period and depicts a Breton woman in her home—a young girl from Concarneau, as indicated by her costume, which includes a ribboned bonnet, a large lace collar, and a dress with an apron—a style found in other paintings by academic artists from Brittany in the second half of the 19th century, such as Paul Peel (*The Spinner*, 1888), François-Alfred Delobbe (*Young Girl from Concarneau*, 1883), or Théophile Deyrolle, a painter who made Concarneau his home (*The Young Girl with the Pitcher* and *The Breton Woman and Her Catch*, circa 1900).
It is also a scene from everyday life—admittedly idealized—but full of beautifully rendered small details: a cage, a bird, earthenware pots, a lantern, and a lovely carved wooden table.
Paris, 1833 – Paris, 1905
A Young Girl from Concarneau in Her Home
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left “Eug. Le Roux / 1868”
56 x 35 cm (76 x 55 cm with frame)
Beautiful gilded frame with leaf motifs
Very good condition
On view at the gallery
Eugène Le Roux was an academic painter who studied under François-Édouard Picot at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1851. He began exhibiting at the Paris Salon during the 1860s with scenes of Breton interiors. He was awarded a medal in 1864 for his painting *Le Nouveau-né*.
Our painting dates from this period and depicts a Breton woman in her home—a young girl from Concarneau, as indicated by her costume, which includes a ribboned bonnet, a large lace collar, and a dress with an apron—a style found in other paintings by academic artists from Brittany in the second half of the 19th century, such as Paul Peel (*The Spinner*, 1888), François-Alfred Delobbe (*Young Girl from Concarneau*, 1883), or Théophile Deyrolle, a painter who made Concarneau his home (*The Young Girl with the Pitcher* and *The Breton Woman and Her Catch*, circa 1900).
It is also a scene from everyday life—admittedly idealized—but full of beautifully rendered small details: a cage, a bird, earthenware pots, a lantern, and a lovely carved wooden table.
3 500 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Oil painting
Width: 35 cm (55 cm avec le cadre)
Height: 56 cm (76 cm avec le cadre)
Reference (ID): 1847647
Availability: In stock
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