"étienne Tournes (1857-1931) "the Communicant" Oil On Canvas Signed Lower Left"
Étienne TOURNES (1857-1931) "The communicant" Oil on canvas signed lower left Dim 46 x 33 cm Tournes Etienne born in 1857 in Seix (Ariège), died in 1931 Genre painter, nudes, portraits, interiors, still lifes. He was a student of Alexandre Cabanel. He exhibited at the salon of the National Society of Fine Arts in Paris. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. He drew inspiration for some of his works from Japanese art. Museum: Bordeaux, "museum of fine arts": Young woman, asleep - Young woman at her toilet. Dijon, "museum of Fine Arts": The first communicants. "Gothenburg Museum": Having coffee. "Louvre Museum": at the toilet.