Louis August Loustaunau
Study of the Chateau at Fontainebleau
1864
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Louis August Loustaunau
Study of the Chateau at Fontainebleau
1864
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (65.4 x 50.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.191
Diary references indicate that Lucas had regular contact with
Loustaunau during the 1870s and early 1880s, perhaps in connection
with commissions for Americans William Henry Vanderbilt and
William Corcoran, among others. Although known primarily for his
genre scenes and landscapes, the artist presents here a somewhat
haunting view of the chateau at Fontainebleau near Paris, possibly
the Oval Court with its pilasters and arcades.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #135.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #186.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #186.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: FACE: BL, 'A. Loustaunau'. VERSO: BC, remains of Pottier label.
