Henri Callot (1875-1956) Boats At Low Tide, The Island Of Yeu. Painter Of The Navy, Rigaud,

Beautiful aquatint by Henri Callot representing boats at low tide on the island of Yeu, signed by the artist in pencil at the bottom right in the margin. Format of the engraving alone at the level of the bowl 23x31cm and 38x46cm including frame. It is therefore a pretty engraving by Henri Callot, more precisely an aquatint, one of Callot's specialties, he will produce several, most of them on the island of Yeu, but also some on Brittany or others on La Rochelle where he was born. However, the majority of his work will be devoted to the island of Yeu where he lived. Eugène Henri Callot, born December 20, 1875 in La Rochelle, and died December 22, 1956 in Paris 14e, is a French painter and fencer. Member of an old family from La Rochelle, Henri Callot is the son of Ernest Callot (de) (1840-1912), director of an insurance company and founding member of the International Olympic Committee. He is also the great-grandson of Pierre Simon Callot, mayor of La Rochelle between 1830 and 1834, and grandson of Eugène Dor, mayor between 1879 and 1883. His older brother Maurice (1873-1910), lieutenant, commander of the submarine Pluviôse, tragically disappeared at sea aboard it off the coast of Calais during a diving exercise. His younger brother Tony (1880-1925), a civil engineer of mines, is director of the Société Maritime Nationale. He married Joséphine Vincent in 1934. In 1896, he went to Athens aboard the liner Senegal with the aim of participating in the foil events of the first Olympic Games of the modern era. He won the silver medal, beaten by his compatriot Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, after emerging from his group undefeated against the Greek fencers. A student of Jules Lefebvre and Robert-Fleury, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, of which he was a member from 1898 and won a gold medal there in 1920, the year he was placed in hors-competition. In 1929, he exhibited the paintings La vague and Port Joinville, les voiles, which were noted. His paintings mainly represent landscapes of Brittany, ports, rivers, fishing boats... Knight of the Legion of Honor and War Cross 1914-1918, he died in 1956 in Paris. He then lived on rue de Lévis in the 17th arrondissement. This aquatint is in its original condition, rather good, just a few light traces in the margin, delivered in its period baguette Engraving guaranteed authentic