1854–1913
Gaston La Touche
Gaston La Touche (1854-1913) was a French artist who achieved a position within French painting at the end of the nineteenth century. He produced easel-paintings, pastels, and large-scale decorative schemes, including work for the Senate at the Palais du Luxembourg.
Biography
His subject matter often included Breton peasants, pierrots, and scenes in the manner of Watteau and Pater. He also painted interior genre scenes, masques, and fetes champetres. His work frequently featured the carnival atmosphere of annual religious celebrations in Brittany.
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