Alexandre Le Bihan.
French ( b.1839 - d.1924 ).
Niagara Falls.
Oil On Canvas.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 23.2 inches x 49.2 inches ( 59cm x 125cm ).
Frame size 28.9 inches x 55.1 inches ( 73.5cm x 140cm ).
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original oil painting is by the French artist Alexandre Le Bihan and dates from the 1870s.
The painted surface has benefitted from cleaning, restoration and conservation which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval.
This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is presented and supplied in its’ original frame (which is shown in these photographs).
The painting is signed lower left.
Provenance: Formerly with Wood, Gundy & Co. and William Rivett (Gainsborough Gallery Ltd), 9 Blomfield Street, Liverpool Street, London EC 2.
Alexandre Le Bihan
... was a proficient and respected French artist of the nineteenth century. He was born in Langonnet, Brittany, north- west France on 27 October 1839 and became a pupil of Gleyre and Cabanel.
Le Bihan became a versatile artist, known equally for his portraits, and genre scenes. He produced some particularly impressive large landscapes, many of them inspired by Brittany.
He had a workshop in Quimper, Brittany then later in Paris.
From 1869 to 1900 he was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
For a full biography of this artist please see his listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1111139
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 73.5cm (28.9inches)Width is 140cm (55.1inches)Depth is 6cm (2.4inches)
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