Henri Marius Camille BouvetSays Henry Bouvet was born in Marseille in 1859 and died in Paris in 1945.
He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon from the age of 19, a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Poncet and Michel Dumas. He exhibited at the salons of Lyon
It was in Paris that he worked with Eugène Carrière and Alfred Roll. Very quickly he took part in the salons of French artists and became a member in 1897.
He was present at the 1900 Universal Exhibition and received a bronze medal. He also exhibits at several exhibitions abroad, New York, Tokyo, Buenos-Aires ...
He paints many seascapes and likes to exercise his sensitivity to the effects of light, his style is impressionist. He also likes more intimate scenes, bourgeois interiors and portraits.
Museums: Belle-Ile, Nantes,
Our painting has a label on the back from a sale made in New York in the 1950s.
Stands 136 & 137, Aisle 2
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| Style | Napoleon III |
|---|---|
| Century | 19st century |
