Oil On Canvas, Garden View By Charles Lapostolet

Charles LAPOSTOLET 1824-1890

French painter of landscapes and Marines Was a pupil of Léon Cogniet.

He befriends Eugène Boudin whom he met in Honfleur.
A painter of seascapes and landscapes, his compositions are inspired by those of Dutch painters of the 17th century: a first body of water, a strip of land and the sky, a clear palette, colors of great finesse and a sensitive rendering. light.

He started at the Paris Salon in 1848 and exhibited there until 1882.
He obtained medals in 1870 and 1882.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1872.

Charles Lapostolet specialized in representations of ports. He especially painted the banks of the Seine between Honfleur, Rouen, Étretat and Dieppe. He also traveled to Venice and Holland.