Eugène Galien-laloue (galien Laloue ; 1854-1941), Paris, Trocadero Palace, Circa 1910

Galien-Laloue, Eugène
Paris, December 11, 1854 – Chérence, Val-d'Oise, April 18, 1941

Paris, Trocadero Palace, circa 1910
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Signed lower left “E. Galien-Laloue”
H. 19.2 cm. / L. 31.6 cm.

“Louis XV”-style original wooden frame, carved and gilded with fine gold, early 20^th century

Mr. Noé Willer, Art Conseil W, Paris, author of the artist’s catalogue raisonné, confirmed the work’s authenticity on July 25, 2013. https://www.peintre-galien-laloue.com/

The Palais du Trocadéro was inaugurated on May 1^st, 1878, the day of the official opening of the Universal Exhibition in Paris, for which it was specially built. It consisted of an auditorium and two museums.

Once the Exhibition was over, the palace – known the world over thanks to its success – became the place to be for all kinds of festivities: art galleries, concerts, private and public ceremonies. It was demolished between 1935 and 1937 and replaced by the Palais de Chaillot.

Our work can be compared with a gouache sold by Sotheby’s in New York on October 29,2002, lot 96.