Louis Abel-Truchet, VERSAILLES 1857 - 1918 AUXERRE
THE VEGETABLE MARKET IN VENICE
Oil on canvas
51 x 60,4 cm ; 20 by 23 3/4 in
Private collection
Louis Abel-Truchet, 1857 - 1918, was an important French painter, etcher and lithographer in
his lifetime. He was born in 1857 in Versailles. He is predominantly known for
his paintings depicting Paris at the turn of the century, with cafés, theatres,
shops, everyday life and fashionable Parisians forming an essential part of the
subject matter.
He
exhibited from 1891 in various salons and was a founding member of the Salon
d'Automne and the Societe des Humoristes. He also exhibited at the Salon des
Artistes Français and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, becoming a member
in 1910.
Though
influenced by impressionism, Abel-Truchet is also satirical at times and his
work focused on the Belle Epoque, linking him with artists such as
Galien-Laloue, Forain and Steinlen.
In 1914, aged fifty seven, he volunteered to
fight in the World War One. He was to produce a series of lithographs depicting
scenes from his experiences. He commanded a section of fighting troops during
the war and was awarded the Legion of Honour and La Croix de Guerre.
Abel-Truchet died in service in the last few months of the war. More on Louis Abel-Truchet
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