Tesson Louis (1820-1870)

(QM567) The antique paintings category, Sea Paintings, offers a glimpse of Seascape with Rocks and small Boats. The work represents a glimpse of a rocky coast with a village in the background. It is an oil painting on panel from the 19th century. The painting is signed in the lower right L. Tesson, a French painter of landscapes, genre scenes, nudes, cityscapes, waterscapes, and was also an Orientalist painter. Tesson Louis (1820-1870) was born in Calais and was a student of Alexandre Gabriel Decamps. He began exhibiting his works at the "Salon Des Artistes Français" in Paris from 1841 to 1867. His works feature landscapes of Normandy and Provence, but especially landscapes of the Maghreb. Many works of art by this artist are preserved in various French museums in Calais, Gueret, Mulhouse. The antique painting has a beautiful carved and gilded wooden frame, original and contemporary to the work. The frame and the antique panel have been professionally cleaned and restored. www.bisgart.com Rocky Coast | Marine | Bisgart Collection | 19th Century Painters | French Antiques Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs. *** Panel size: 35 x 27 cm Size with frame: 48 x 40 cm Depth: 5.5 cm Weight: 1.5 kg