Eugène Galien-Laloue “Theatre du Chatelet” Watercolor and Gouache

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) was a French artist of French-Italian parents and was born in Paris on December 11, 1854. He was a populariser of street scenes, usually painted in autumn or winter. His paintings of the early 1900s accurately represent the era in which he lived: a happy, bustling Paris, la Belle Époque, with horse-drawn carriages, trolley cars and its first omnibuses. Galien-Laloue’s works are valued not only for their contribution to 20th century art, but for the actual history, which they document. His work can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louvier; Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle; Mulhouse, France.

A typical Galien-Laloue painting depicts sidewalks and avenues crowded with people or tourists mingling before the capital’s monuments. He also painted the landscapes of Normandy and Seine-et-Marne, as well as military scenes he was commissioned to produce in 1914. The Republic of France selected Galien-Laloue to work as a ‘war artist,’ both during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, chiefly in watercolor.

Galien-Laloue was in exclusive contract with one gallery and used 6 other names: “L. Dupuy”, “Juliany”, “E. Galiany”, “Lievin” “Dumoutier” and “P. Mattig”.

Measures: Gouache height 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm)
Gouache width 12 1/2 inches (31.8 cm)
Frame height 14 1/8 inches (35.9 cm)
Frame width 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm)
Frame depth 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm).