Gouache, 7.5 x 11.12 inches (18.5 x 30.5 cm.)
According to Wikipedia, "Galien-Laloue was in exclusive contract with one gallery and used other names: 'L.Dupuy', 'Juliany', 'E.Galiany', 'Lievin', 'G.L' 'Dumoutier' and 'P.Mattig'".
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Laloue's Dots and Lines
Eugène Galien-Laloue painted boulevards in Paris using gouache.
His way of painting was relaxed but precise, alternating big shapes with small impressionistic dots and lines that suggest detail rather than delineating it.
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Such a lovely piece, wonderful feel to the scene. Would you consider the way he depicted the busy market as using a "confetti" technique?
I think that "suggesting rather than deliniating" detail is one of THE GREAT QUESTS and keys of good painting.
Was he a similar painter to edouard cortez?
Ken, yes, there were several 19th-or-early-20th-century painters besides Laloue who specialized in boulevard scenes: Jean Béraud, Edouard Cortès, Luigi Loir, Henri Gaston Darien, Louis Schriver, and François Gaillard.
I still aspire to really PAINT. As Unknown said, I agree. Today I finished a small piece and felt the disparity of what I did with too much fuss compared to more spirited works of mine. And I don’t mean necessarily fast or nor do I mean sloppy—even the most detailed classics don’t appear labored. These are beautiful. Thank you for your posts here.
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