Louis Cabat (1812+1893). Scene At A Cottage With Swans. O/c 42 X 58 Cm

Conditions : Excellent overall with a genuine canvas stamped by DEFORGES PARIS.  The unique little restoration on the tree by the house (as seen on picture under UV light). The signature is fine.  No restoration is needed after purchase. Framing options can be discussed 

LOUIS CABAT
A student of Camille Flers, Louis-Nicolas Cabat made his debut at the Salon of 1833. A member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, he was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the Institut de France in 1867, and became director of the Académie de France in Rome from 1879 to 1884. In 1844-1845, he was the teacher of Eugène Fromentin, who paid tribute to him in Une année dans le Sahel. He painted landscapes of the Othe region, particularly in the village and surroundings of Bercenay-en-Othe where he lived. In 1845-1846, he stayed in Voreppe (Isère) where he retired to the Dominican convent of Chalais, established in this commune. Louis Nicolas Cabat is a tertiary of the Order of Saint Dominic. Dated works and his participation in the Salon des amis des arts in Grenoble attest to this stay in Isère. In 1863, Cabat travelled to France and painted on location with his friends Constant Troyon and Jules Dupré. He is buried in Paris in the Montparnasse cemetery (division 6). Married to a granddaughter of Antoine-François Bazin, he is the father of Augustin Cabat, magistrate and man of letters. Exhibitions and fairs 1845: Salon des amis des arts in Grenoble. 1987: Louis Cabat (1812-1893): paintings, drawings, etchings, from 11 July to 19 October 1987, Troyes, Musée des Beaux-Arts. Works Le Chemin de campagne, 1834, Gray (Haute-Saône), Musée Baron-Martin. Drawing (Italy?), 1837, Gray (Haute-Saône), Baron-Martin Museum. View of the Chalais Convent, 1846, Toulouse, Rangueil Convent. Farm in Normandy, Nantes, Nantes Museum of Arts. Farm among the trees, on the edge of a pond, in Étretat, 1857, drawing in brown ink, gray wash, graphite and pen, Paris, Louvre Museum. Episode from the life of Saint Dominic, Grenoble Museum. The Road in the Forest, Reims Museum of Fine Arts. View of Ariccia, 1839, graphite pencil on vellum paper, 27.3 x 44.8 cm, Orléans Museum of Fine Arts.