Lubin De Beauvais (1873-1917) l'Anse De Launay 1911, Signed Drawing

 Lubin de Beauvais (1873-1917) 
L'anse de Launay, a woman at the beach, 1911
signed, dated and titled "Anse de Launay, Loguivy Ploubazlanec, Bretagne, 23 août 1911" on the lower left
color pencils on paper
33,3 x 23.3 cm
In good condition 
In a modern frame: 46 x 39 cm

There is a lot of sensitivity in this intimate scene, the choice of technique and colours reinforces the light and subtle character of this summer scene at the beach.
The way Lubin de Beauvais signed, located and dated it suggests that he captured it in the moment, sitting like his model on the pebbles of the beach as if to immortalise a piece of happiness.

The cove of Launay is a beach in Brittany, located a short distance from the town of Paimpol and the island of Bréhat.

Lubin Paul Gaston de Beauvais (26 March 1873 – 3 January 1917) was a French painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, and illustrator. 
He also used the pseudonym Gabriel de Laumont for lithographs and illustrations of galants works, a name he borrowed from his mother.
He collaborated with many Parisian newspapers and magazines, including La Baïonnette, Le Charivari, Le Frou-frou, L'Assiette au Beurre, Le Rire, Gil Blas illustré, La Libre Parole illus
trée, and La Vie Parisienne, as well as children's magazines. He also illustrated musical scores, postcards, and novels.
He took part in the humourists' exhibition in Copenhagen in 1909 and the Salon des Humoristes in Paris in 1910.
He died in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 3 January 1917.