Return From Fishing On The Quay Of Concarneau By Théophile Deyrolle, Brittany.

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Tear restored on the back of the canvas.
Without frame, Height: 200 cm, Width: 62 cm.
With frame, Height: 208 cm, Width: 71 cm.
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Théophile Deyrolle (1844 - 1923):
Théophile Deyrolle studied architecture and then entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel and William Bouguereau. It was there that he met Alfred Guillou, a painter from Concarneau, where the two men went in 1871. Théophile Deyrolle had become Breton and adopted Concarneau, by marrying Suzanne Guillou, the sister of his friend Alfred. With his friend and brother-in-law, he is considered the founder of the Concarneau School. Settled in Concarneau, he worked for the HB pottery in Quimper decorating dishes, plates, and vases with Japanese motifs. Then, attracted by life in the port and seafaring professions, he became a fishmonger. His favorite pictorial subjects revolved around port life. He created decorative panels for various hotels in the region, portraits, numerous landscapes and, in 1909, a series of pastoral scenes.