Luigi Loir Landscape Paintings

Signed figures in cityscape watercolour and gouache on board circa 1906 by French impressionist painter Luigi Loir. The piece depicts a bustling scene at the Grands Boulevards, situa...

Signed gouache on board impressionist landscape by French painter Luigi Loir. This work depicts the famous flood of Paris in 1910 when the Seine broke its banks in the largest flooding the city had seen in a 100 years. Loir likely painted this work "en plein air" as he encountered this rare natural occurrence. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 13"x19" Unframed: 5"x11" Provenance: Private French collection He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 with a Landscape at Villiers-sur-Seine which brought him a certain amount of recognition. He was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Français. Obtaining a third-place medal in 1879, and a second-place medal and a gold medal in 1889 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. He was decorated with the Légion d'Honneur in 1898. Born in Austria to French parents who served the exiled French Bourbon royal family, Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir moved with his family and the Bourbons to the Duchy of Parma in 1847. In 1860 his family returned to Paris following the expulsion of the Bourbons from Parma. But Luigi remained in the city, having enrolled, at the young age of eight, at the Accademia de Belle Arti. He eventually rejoined his family in Paris in 1863. There he studied with the decorative painter and set designer Jean Pastelot, making his Salon debut in 1865. Loir painted mainly views of Paris, in all seasons and at different times of the day or night. Loir was the Paris painter...

Signed impressionist landscape oil on board circa 1910 by French painter Luigi Loir. The work depicts a view of Cayeux-Sur-Mer, a resort in northern France. A path runs through a rural landscape leading up to the buildings of the outskirts of the town. The sky above is grey and cloudy. A simple but beautiful piece by this sought after artist. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 14"x19.5" Size: 8"x13.5" Provenance: Vente Luigi Loir - Hotel Drouot - 21st January 1920 (labels verso) He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 with a Landscape at Villiers-sur-Seine which brought him a certain amount of recognition. He was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Français. Obtaining a third-place medal in 1879, and a second-place medal and a gold medal in 1889 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. He was decorated with the Légion d'Honneur in 1898. Born in Austria to French parents who served the exiled French Bourbon royal family, Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir moved with his family and the Bourbons to the Duchy of Parma in 1847. In 1860 his family returned to Paris following the expulsion of the Bourbons from Parma. But Luigi remained in the city, having enrolled, at the young age of eight, at the Accademia de Belle Arti. He eventually rejoined his family in Paris in 1863. There he studied with the decorative painter and set designer Jean Pastelot, making his Salon debut in 1865. Loir painted mainly views of Paris, in all seasons and at different times of the day or night. Loir was the Paris painter...

Signed and dated watercolour and gouache on board by French impressionist painter Luigi Loir. The work depicts elegantly dressed women buying flowers at a bustling market in the Grand Boulevard in Paris, France. Signature: Signed lower left and dated 1906 Dimensions: Framed: 22"x28.5" Unframed: 11.5"x18" Provenance: Private collection - France He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865 with a Landscape at Villiers-sur-Seine which brought him a certain amount of recognition. He was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Français. Obtaining a third-place medal in 1879, and a second-place medal and a gold medal in 1889 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. He was decorated with the Légion d'Honneur in 1898. Born in Austria to French parents who served the exiled French Bourbon royal family, Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir moved with his family and the Bourbons to the Duchy of Parma in 1847. In 1860 his family returned to Paris following the expulsion of the Bourbons from Parma. But Luigi remained in the city, having enrolled, at the young age of eight, at the Accademia de Belle Arti. He eventually rejoined his family in Paris in 1863. There he studied with the decorative painter and set designer Jean Pastelot, making his Salon debut in 1865. Loir painted mainly views of Paris, in all seasons and at different times of the day or night. Loir was the Paris painter par excellence, capturing and expressing all aspects of the life of the city at all hours of the day and night. He may be criticised for excessive attention to the process, but his invaluable powers of observation are undeniable. Apart from those of his canvases which are in museum collections, his best-known works include: Preparations for the Fun Fair (acquired for the Salle d...

A lovely oil on panel circa 1894 by French impressionist painter Luigi Loir depicting a busy scene at the quay at Cornarneau. The people at the quay are dressed in traditional Breton...

A wonderful oil on panel circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Luigi Loir depicting families enjoying a day at a fairground in Paris. Signed lower right. Dimensions: Framed: 20...

Oil on board circa 1880 by Luigi Loir depicting figures beside the river Seine in Paris. Signed lower right. Luigi Loir enrolled at the school of fine arts in Parma in 1853. Ten yea...

Oil on canvas circa 1890 by Luigi Loir depicting two figures on a path in front of a village at sunset. Signed lower right. Framed dimensions are 13.5 inches high by 15.5 inches wide...

Oil on panel circa 1900 by Luigi Loir. Signed lower right. Framed dimensions are 10 inches high by 12 inches wide. Luigi Loir enrolled at the school of fine arts in Parma in 1853. T...

Luigi Loir enrolled at the school of fine arts in Parma in 1853. Ten years later he went to Paris and worked in the studio of the painter and set designer Pastelot. During the early ...

A gorgeous moonlit scene of a 19th century Parisian market. Tremendously eloquent in its brushwork and evocatively coloured. A beautifully executed piece. Signed lower right. Luigi ...