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11. Francois Colin (French, 1798-1864)

Pair of Pastoral Scenes in oval format.
Gouache on paper; each signed and dated lower edge, F. Colin 1855; framed, 11 x 13-1/2".

Colin was born in Bordeaux and studied under Pierre Lacour (1745-1814), a highly versatile artist who himself was a student of Vien and taught for years at the Bordeaux Art Academy. Although these two picturesque landscapes by Colin were painted at the midpoint of the 19th century, they possess a strong 18th-century flavor both in the way the paint is handled, and in the careful, almost architectural manner by which the landscape is constructed.

1,500/2,500     SOLD: $1,610.00

Condition: Excellent; very minor foxing on one only.