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Oil on canvas
55/38 without frame
84/67 with frame
French school
Signed lower right JF Couty
Very interesting subject which highlights the mastery of the painter, the shrimps, the bouquets are painted in a very lively manner, a certain virtuosity is necessary to obtain this rendering.
The subject makes your mouth water, and makes you want to either eat or go to the sea.
The painter was born in Issoudun and died in Paris, he was a student of Billoux. It appeared at the Paris Salon from 1864 to 1867.
Louviers Museum: Fish
Ref: ZWFKHT5S33