Henri-Charles Angéniol (1870-1959)

(QR604) The antique paintings category offers a beautiful portrait of a young woman sewing, an oil painting on canvas, from the mid-twentieth century. It is a portrait of a girl in a red dress sitting in her room, intent on sewing, painted in an intimate moment. The painter uses warm colors which create a beautiful atmosphere. The work is not signed but attributed to Henri Angéniol, 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. He was praised by the press of the period for his ability to portray subjects in their intimate expressiveness during everyday moments. His painting was defined as "intimist painting". The work is framed with a carved and gilded wooden frame contemporary to the painting. 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: 46.5 x 35.5 cm Size with frame: 56.5 x 49 cm Depth: 5 cm Weight: 1.5 kg Restored Painting | French Origin | Twentieth Century | French Antique | Antique Paintings | Lyon School