JEAN BAUTISTE-AUGUSTE LELOIR, FRENCH 1809-1892;

Signed watercolor with Gouache painting. Bautiste-Auguste Leloir was a historical and genre painter. Exterior of frame measures 20” x 16”. Watercolor has always been considered the most difficult painting medium to master. This painting is a testament to composition, detail and craftsmanship that few artists ever attain. Leloir’s degree of accuracy and realism in this work are rarely attained in watercolor painting of any era. Jean-Bautiste Auguste as well as his son lived and worked in Paris, France during the 19th Century. He was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris and was a recipient of the Knight of the Legion of Honour award. The "Encyclopedia of Painters and Paintings" by J.D. Champlin (Scribners, N.Y. ,1927) mentions that J.B.A.’s earlier works rival Jacques-Louis David’s in excellence of design. His paintings are in the collections of several museums including the Musee Pasteur; Musee des Beaux Arts de ville deParis and the Australian National Maritime Museum. This lot includes a biographical letter from the Library Of Congress to Herman Dean dated June 14, 1950 and other old biographical notes. CONDITION: Excellent. PROENANCE: Ex. Herman P. Dean. DRG