Description
A beautifully painted watercolour of a French harbour scene by renowned French artist Paul Lecomte. The scene before us is that of a sailing boat “San Palo” moored at the quayside either having just docked or being made ready for her next voyage. The two men on deck are hard at work. In the background another sailboat glides into port. The framers labels, Thomas Agnew and Sons of Piccadilly, are still to the rear along with a title label. The painting is framed and mounted although NOT glazed. The frame measures 55 x 45 cm with the picture itself measuring 38 x 27 cm.
Paul Lecomte French 1842 – 1920. A renowned landscape and watercolour artist of his time Lecomte studied under Emile Lambinet and entered his first painting to The Salon in Paris in 1868. He gained an honourable mention two years later winning medals in 1888 and 1895. He exhibited there every year from 1870 until 1912. His son, Paul-Emile Lecomte, also became a world renowned watercolour artist.
