(Dol-de-Bretagne 1853 - Bordeaux 1939)
Rue du Moulin in Les Eyzies
Watercolor
H. 29 cm; L. 22 cm
Signed lower right, located, dated 1900
Provenance: Private collection, Lyon
Louis Cabié, renowned artist in France and particularly in the Bordeaux region, even during his lifetime, circulated in the great southwest throughout of his life. Pupil of Harpignies whose passion for vegetation is found in the style of the Barbizon school, he will transcribe until his death the simplicity of the picturesque French landscapes. Spectacular trees, forest atmospheres, places steeped in history, bewitching valleys, or even a landscape in its simplest form that it will know how to raise with a vital contrast.
From 1890, Louis-Alexandre Cabié criss-crossed the banks of the Vézère in all weathers and in different seasons. It was in the commune of Les Eyzies in the Dordogne that he spent a large part of his time, and where he married his second wife in 1894. Several hundred works have been created on the banks of this river, which are for the majority not located today. Our watercolor is a rare view of a sunrise in the heart of the village of Les Eyzies. The street of the mill is shown to us in the axis coming from the borough and slipping towards the east and the forges, located behind the house.
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