Ludger Larose - The One One Conversation oil on panel Canadian school of the 19th century
An interesting oil on panel depicting a genre scene: two characters in the style of Louis XIII in great conversation in an interior Haute Époque.
Our painting in perfect condition in its gilded wood frame of the 19th century, is signed in the lower left corner by Ludger Larose, Canadian school of the 19th century.
Measurements unframed: W 12.59 In. - H 8.66 In.
Measurements with frame: W 19.68 In. - H 15.74 In.
Biography:
Ludger Larose, painter, drawing teacher, free-thinking anticlerical, was born in Montreal in 1868.
He studied at Arts & Metiers School of Montréal with Father Joseph Chabert, a leading figure in art education in Quebec in the late 19th century.
His work includes around 400 paintings ranging from portraits, commissioned from the bourgeoisie, to genre scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. He was asked to paint the portraits of three mayors of Montreal. He also painted religious pictures for which he received commissions, still lifes, nudes, urban scenes, then considered as the incursion of a modern theme in painting. He also did graphic art.
Exhibitions:
Between 1895 and 1913, Larose exhibited seven times at the Art Association of Montreal Salon and twice at the Royal Canadian Academy.
The Musée du Québec, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Beaver Brook Art Gallery in Fredericton have paintings by the artist.
Awards:
Larose won first prize in drawing at the Académie Delescluze in Paris during his stay.
Source:
Alison Longstaff, Un artiste au quotidien au tournant du XXe siècle : le cas de Ludger Larose (1868-1915), thesis, Trois-Rivières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2008.
