The Madeu Trail

Oil on canvas lined with kraft. Wax seal on the back with artist's signature. Alexandre Ségé is a pupil of Léon Cogniet and Camille Flers at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. He discovered Brittany in 1838 and remained faithful to it, returning to paint there throughout his life. He began to exhibit landscapes of Brittany in 1844. He stayed mainly in the region of Erquy and Cap Fréhel where, on the motif, he painted small paintings in oil.