Henry Coëylas (1844-1923) Country Gallant Scene oil on canvas circa 1880-1890
A lovely gallant scene inspired by the emblematic painters of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Fragonard and Watteau. A beautiful composition, installed on the balcony of a castle and overlooking a river, the gallant women respond to the greeting of a walker in a rowboat in a country landscape with swans.
Beautiful oil on canvas signed lower right in the decor, framed in molded wood and gilded to perfectly complement the painting.
Sizes unframed: H 18.11 Inches. - W 24.01 Inches.
Sizes with frame: H 24.40 Inches. - W 29.52 Inches.
In fine condition, with minor restorations, but which in no way affect the quality of the painting.
Biography:
Henry Coëylas, or Henri Coeylas, French painter born June 7, 1844, in Joinville le Pont and died April 12, 1923, in Draveil.
Marie Henri Coëylas was the son of Pierre Auguste Maximilien Coëylas, a tobacconist, and Louise Pauline Aubusson de Carvalay.
In 1875, he married Hélène Jeanne Jolly in Paris. Their children included René Jean Paul Coëylas (1879-1961), a goldsmith, sculptor and journalist, and André Célestin (1875-1914), a physician.
Museum:
Paris, National Museum of Natural History.
