Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the 1940s.
( 1872 - 1960 )
The work is signed lower right and unlined and unrestored in its original frame. A lovely large example of this sought after painters work.
Title: “Nude Reading"
Signed: Signed lower right
Medium: Oil on original canvas
Size: c. 24 x 20 inches unframed / 31 x 27 framed
Condition: Unlined and unrestored - very good for age
ABOUT THE ARTIST :
GALAND, Léon Laurent
French, 20th century, male.
Born 18 April 1872, in Montpellier; died 14 November 1960, in Clichy-la-Garenne.
Painter, illustrator. Figure compositions, figures, nudes, portraits.
Léon Galand was awarded a bursary by the town of Montpellier and studied under E. Michel, Delauney, G. Moreau, Cormon and Blanc. He exhibited regularly in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he became a member in 1904. He received numerous awards, including: second prize in the Prix de Rome; a commendation in 1903 at the Salon des Artistes Français; a bronze medal in 1909; and a gold medal. He was decorated by the Légion d'Honneur.
Galand is known for his portraits and nudes. He also illustrated Aline, Reine de Golconde.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
Montpellier: The Flaying of Marsyas; Vulcan, Assisted by Strength and Violence, Enchains Prometheus
Auction Records
Paris, 24-26 April 1929: The Bar at the Folies-Bergères, FRF 270
Paris, 24 Sept 1946: Young Female Nude Seated by a Hearth, FRF 700
Lucerne, 20 May 1980: Reclining Nude, Seen from the Back (1929, oil on canvas, 28¾ × 39¾ ins/73 × 101 cm) CHF 1,500
Lyons, 18 March 1987: Pastorale; Country Dance (1910, oil on canvas, a pair, 108¼ × 128 ins/275 × 325 cm) FRF 275,000
Rheims, 24 Oct 1987: Reclining Female Nude (oil on canvas, 18 × 22 ins/46 × 55 cm) FRF 2,800
Paris, 19 June 1989: Young Female Nude Reclining (oil on canvas, 9½ × 16¼ ins/24 × 41 cm) FRF 6,000
Paris, 26 Jan 1990: The Bois de Boulogne (oil on canvas, 18½ × 20¾ ins/47 × 53 cm) FRF 4,800
Stockholm, 24 Nov 1999: Scene of Parisian Life (1904, oil on canvas, 20 × 24 ins/51 × 62 cm) SEK 68,000
Paris, 26 Jan 2000: Boats on the Quay (oil on canvas, 20 × 24 ins/50 × 60 cm) FRF 15,500
New Orleans, 29 July 2000: Still-life with Oranges and Brioche (oil on canvas, 10 × 14 ins/25 × 36 cm) USD 3,400
London, 8 Feb 2001: Ladies in the Midst of a Walk with Mountains Beyond (oil on canvas, 15 × 18 ins/38 × 46 cm) GBP 1,600
Paris, 24 April 2002: Narcissus (1896, oil on canvas, 38 × 57 ins/97 × 146 cm) EUR 5,800
Brussels, 1 Oct 2002: Young Woman Reading in the Garden (oil on canvas, 20 × 24 ins/50 × 61 cm) EUR 4,600
Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the 1940s.
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Leon Galand (1872-1960) Oil Painting
