Kuwasseg Charles Euphrasie (draveil 1838-1904 Paris)

Summer scene by a lake Signed lower right C. Kuwasseg fils Oil on canvas, 31 x 56 cm PROVENANCE - Private collection Paris until May 2021 THE ARTIST Son of the Austrian painter Karl-Joseph Kuwasseg, after After working with his father he enlisted as a sailor. Returned to France in 1883, he was a pupil of Durand-Brager and Isabey. He made his debut in 1855 at the Paris Salon of which he remained a faithful exhibitor. He devoted himself more particularly to the study of the gales of wind on the Breton coasts and in the North Sea, with also works reproducing landscapes of Normandy countryside or the Parisian suburbs. He also worked in collaboration with Poilpot on various panoramas. He regularly exhibited at the salons of French Artists and obtained a third medal in 1892. His delicate and strong talent at the same time earned him the esteem of all amateurs.