Eugène Galien-Laloue

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854–1941) was a French artist of French-Italian parents and was born in Paris on December 11, 1854. He was a populariser of street scenes, usually painted in autumn or winter.

Eugène Galien-Laloue
Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941)
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting
Notable work
En Normandie, 1876

Bords de la Meuse, 1889

Les Bouquinistes
MovementImpressionism

Biography

His paintings of the early 1900s accurately represent the era in which he lived: a happy, bustling Paris, la Belle Époque, with horse-drawn carriages, trolley cars and its first omnibuses. Galien-Laloue's works are valued not only for their contribution to 20th-century art, but for the actual history, which they document. His work can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louvier; Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle; Mulhouse, France.

A typical Galien-Laloue painting depicts sidewalks and avenues crowded with people or tourists mingling before the capital's monuments. He also painted the landscapes of Normandy and Seine-et-Marne, as well as military scenes he was commissioned to produce in 1914. The Republic of France selected Galien-Laloue to work as a 'war artist,' both during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, chiefly in watercolor.

Galien-Laloue was in exclusive contract with one gallery and used 6 other names: "L.Dupuy", "Juliany", "E.Galiany", "Lievin" "Dumoutier" and "P.Mattig".

  • Paris Porte Saint-Denis
  • Paris Eglise de St-Germain-des-Prés
  • Paris Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle
  • Quai du Louvre (watercolour)
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