Paul Albert BAUDOUIN (1844-1931) The Harvesters

Paul Albert BAUDOUIN (1844-1931)
The Harvesters
Painting
Oil on canvas
39 1/6 x 67 1/3 in
with frame 46.5 x 75 in. (118.11 x 190.5 cm.)
Signed and Dated 'P. Baudouin 1878'
Provenance:
Sotheby'sNew York
THE MARSHALL B. COYNE COLLECTION
07 jun 2001
Lot # 473
catalogue note:
Born in 1844 in Rouen, France, Paul Albert Baudouin was a pupil of Gleyre, Elie Delaunay in Puvis de Chavannes. He was a painter of genre, landscapes, decorative panels and loved painting outdoors. Baudouin was an artist of outstanding talent and achieved much recognition from 1868 when he worked within the Salon des Artistes Francais. He reached medal award status at third class level in 1882 for his portrait of an Honneur Legion Knight in 1891. He showed his passion for painting outdoor scenes of people and landscapes when he decorated the panels on his studio al fresco. He loved music and would often paint to the rhythm. Paul Albert Baudouin died on 23rd December 1931 but his work lives on and some of his paintings are displayed in the Museum de Petit-Palais, Paris.
Literature: Benezit Volume 1 p. 873.
Condition Report: Oil on canvas, not lined. The surface is in overall good condition. Under UV light, no apparent inpaints are visible. Framed and ready to hang. Get the latest from A.B. Levy's and sign up go to www.ablevys.com