Henri-Charles Angéniol (1870-1959)

(QR577) The antique paintings category offers a beautiful portrait of a young woman sewing in the garden, an oil painting on panel, from the mid-twentieth century. It is a portrait of a girl in a white dress sitting in the garden intent on sewing, painted in an intimate moment. The painter uses warm colors that create a beautiful summer atmosphere. The work is signed H. Angéniol in the lower left, a French painter from Lyon known for portraits, landscapes, religious paintings, and flower still lifes. French antiquity. Henri-Charles Angéniol (1870-1959) studied at the School of Fine Arts in both Lyon and Paris, taking lessons with the painter Tony Tollet and then working in the studio of the artist Gustave Moreau. He exhibited his paintings at the "Salon des Artistes Français" in Paris from 1904 to 1914. He exhibited his works continuously at the "Société lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts" from 1919-1959. He was praised by the press of the period for his ability to portray subjects in their intimate expressiveness in moments of everyday life. His painting was defined as "intimiste painting." The work is presented with a carved and lacquered wooden frame contemporary with the painting. The frame and oil painting have been professionally restored. www.bisgart.com Restored Painting | French Origin | Twentieth Century | French Antiquity | Antique Paintings | Lyon School Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs. *** Panel Size: 33 x 23 cm Size with frame: 43.5 x 35 cm Depth: 4 cm Weight: 1.1 kg