"Maurice Courant "night Sailboats" Oil On Canvas"
Rare night fishing return scene. Oil on canvas 78.5 / 57 Maurice Courant Le Havre, 1847 -Poissy, 1924 A pupil of Ernest Meissonnier, he took part in the Salon des artistes français in 1868 and became known for the paintings Le Bassin du roy, Fishing boats at low tide, The fishing port and Navy: calm weather2. He won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900 in Paris. He is buried in the Tournelle Cemetery in Poissy.