1910s French pencil drawing on paper. Naturalism. Woman sewing. Signed lower right corner. Artist: Georges Laugée (France b. Montivilliers 1853 - d. Boullarre 1937). France 1910s Georges Laugée was a painter of peasant subjects, following one of the dominant trends within nineteenth-century French painting. While many painters of this genre were beginning to take a more naturalistic approach, Laugée followed the lead of such masters as Jules Breton & William Bouguereau, & imbued his figures with a noble composure & monolithic presence. Laugée began his studies under his father, Désiré-François Laugée, entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts at age eighteen to study with Isidore Pils & Henri Lehmann. One can see the influence of his father in his depictions of peasants in the landscape, as well as the quality of line that he acquired from Lehmann. Laugée showed in the annual Salons beginning in1877. He obtained a third class medal in 1881, a bronze medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, & a silver medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. He served as a member of the committee & the jury for the Salon as well. The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes owns a painting by the artist, entitled LE PRÉFÉRÉ, & the Museum in Saintes, France has Laugee’s ENTERREMENT D’UNE JEUNE FILLE À ETRICOURT in its permanent collection. Small tears on the corners. Good general condition. Size 12 1/2" x 10" (approximately. Price $215 Please look at my back stock-there are many treasures waiting for a home! We have two warehouses, New York State & Europe. Our paintings can be shipped free of charge from one of the two warehouses upon availability. 1910S French Master Georges Laugée | 1853 - 1937 Pencil On Paper. Peasant Sewing. Naturalism Movement
