Eugène Galien-Laloue
Chronicler of Belle Époque Paris street scenes
Eugène Galien-Laloue 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. 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.
Artworks by this artist
- La Madeleine
- La Place Du Chatelet
- Voiliers à quai en Normandie
- Village, Un Soir D’automne
- La Porte Saint-Denis
- Figures at the Quai de Louvre, Paris
- Grands Boulevards sous la neige à la tombée de la nuit
- Porte Saint-Denis, Paris
- River at Sunset
- Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
- Porte Saint-Denis
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
- Paris, boulevard en hiver
- Place De La Madeleine
- Le Marché Aux Fleurs, La Madeleine
- Boulevard Bonne – Nouvelle sous la neige
- Quai de Passy
- Quai Des Célestins
- Gare de Lyon
- L’institut (Temps Mauvais)@Landscape