Henri-Charles Angéniol (1870-1959)

(QR629) The antique paintings category features a Portrait of a Young Woman with her child, an oil painting on canvas from the early twentieth century. It is an intimate portrait in a domestic setting, a moment of great tenderness, Maternity. The painter uses warm colors that create a beautiful atmosphere with soft light. Mother with her newborn. The work is dated 1918 and signed H. Angéniol in the lower left, a French painter from Lyon known for portraits, landscapes, religious paintings, and flower still lifes. French antique. 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 later 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. In fact, on the back of the frame there is a label attesting to the painting's participation in the "Société Lyonnaise Des Beaux-Arts." He was praised by the press of the period for his ability to portray subjects in their intimate expressiveness in everyday moments. His painting was defined as "intimiste painting." The work is presented with a beautiful gilded frame from the twentieth century. The frame and oil painting have been professionally restored. www.bisgart.com Bisgart Collection Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs. *** Canvas size: 130.5 x 97 cm Frame size: 142 x 114 cm Depth: 8 cm Weight: 14.5 kg Restored Painting | French Origin | Twentieth Century | French Antique | Antique Paintings | Lyon School