Leon Lyon : "the Happy Fisherman"

Léon Lyon (19th century), “The happy fisherman”, oil on canvas 46 X 31 cm, mounted in a pretty gilded frame of the time 57 X 43 cm (small accident and traces of bronzine). Circa 1850, a very well done lower left restoration. Le Bénézit tells us that the author exhibited at the Salon from 1842 to 1848 as a portrait painter. Here, he encamps an angler for us in a countryside of boccage, watching his cork with his pipe on his lips, sheltered under a large hat and dressed in an ample horse-drawn biaude closed at the collar by a red ribbon, his basket to his lips. sides. Although precise, the touch is already wide and is reminiscent of these outdoor artists who at the same time gave "the School of Barbizon" or better still, certain works by Gustave Courbet. Do not hesitate to ask us for photos or additional information by email or phone. Other photos and many other objects in our stores in Pau and Biarritz and on our website: galerielhoste.com.