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LEGOUT-GERARD Fernand French School Brittany Painting Late 19th century Oil on canvas signed Certificat
LEGOUT-GERARD Fernand (1856 / 1924)
Market scene in Concarneau.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
Width: 22in
Height: 15in
Certificate of Authenticity
LEGOUT-GERARD Fernand (1856 / 1924)
Market scene in Concarneau.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
Width: 22in
Height: 15in
Certificate of Authenticity
Data sheet
- Width
- 56 cm / 22 in
- Height
- 38 cm / 15 in
Specific References
Biography
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LEGOUT-GERARD Fernand (1856 / 1924)
Born October 29, 1856 / Died August 14, 1924.
Marine painter, born in Saint-Leu, Fernand Legout-Gérard set up his workshop in Concarneau to devote himself definitively to painting in 1903, after beginning his career in financial administration like his father.
He exhibited regularly in Paris, first at the Société des Artistes Français from 1889 to 1894, then at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts from 1894.
He was also present in the Salons of large provincial towns (for example in Reims from 1890 to 1903), and even abroad, where he was well known in artistic circles.
Awarded many times, Bronze Medal in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition, appointed painter to the Ministry of the Navy, Officer of the Legion of Honor, we owe him a large number of scenes of popular life in Brittany, which have made his success and his reputation. Concarneau is one of its favorite places to evoke the picturesque scenes of Breton markets, quays, the activity of the port and its inhabitants, views of the ocean.A realistic painter, he carries his easel and happily mixes with the crowds and local entertainment. It depicts the Breton women in their traditional costumes, waiting for the return of the fishermen against a backdrop of ramparts or a sunset in the bay, nets and sailboats.
From his vast studio, he overlooks the coast so admired by the artists of his time. And when he is not at the markets, the artist likes to paint and draw views of Forêt-Fouesnant at dusk.
In addition to Normandy, Legout-Gérard painted in Paris, where he lived in winter, in Italy, particularly in Venice, in Greece and in North Africa. Alongside his activity as a painter, Legout-Gérard devotes a significant part of his career to engraving. His works are kept in numerous regional museums.
Charged with all the affectivity of a past community, they represent an iconographic reference in Concarnoise painting through scenes of the life of Breton fishermen and peasants.
Museums: Paris (Musée du Petit Palais)
