Henri François Perret Crayfish Fishing oil on canvas circa 1860
Henri François Perret's beautiful painting La Pêche à l'écrevisse (Crayfish Fishing) is at the crossroads of Romanticism and Impressionism, with the influence of his master, Daubigny, particularly evident in the trees.
Our painting depicts one of those rare days of the year when crayfish fishing was open to all.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, crayfish was the guest of honor at every bourgeois table.
As fishing rights were highly regulated, they were introduced on 25 Fructidor of the Republican calendar, a crayfish day, and it's this particular day that Henri François Perret tells us about in this magnificent painting.
We are presenting this painting, Barbizon School, signed in the lower right-hand corner, in good original condition, set in a beautiful carved and gilded wood and stucco frame. Minor restorations on the back.
Sizes unframed: H 25.39 In. - W 21.25 In.
Sizes framed: H 33.46 In. - W 29.52 In.
Biography:
Henri François Perret: 1825 - 1825 –
French painter Henri François Perret studied with the painter Daubigny.
He lived in Auvers sur Oise from 1847 to 1870.
He excelled in landscapes of Normandy, Ile-de-France and Limousin.
