Louis’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Lullaby
Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand French, 1863-1951

Musician
Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand French, 1863-1951

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Breaking Waves, September Tide
Louis Auguste Lepère French, 1849-1918

E-23: French Dining Room of the Periods of Louis XV and Louis XIV
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Faintness (Matité)
Georges Mathieu French, 1921–2012

At the Chat Noir
Louis Auguste Lepère French, 1849-1918

E-24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Ancona: Interior of St. Syriacus, plate 38 from Italie Monumentale et Pittoresque
Auguste Mathieu (French, 1810-1864) after Nicolas Chapuy (French, 1790-1858) printed by Lemercier (French, 19th century)

E-18: French Salon of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Little Girl with Pot
Louis Auguste Lepère French, 1849-1918

E-19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-20: French Library of the Louis XV Period, c. 1720
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Venice: Second interior View of St. Mark's, plate sixteen from Italie Monumentale et Pittoresque
Auguste Mathieu (French, 1810-1864) figures by Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot (French, 1810-1866) after Nicolas Chapuy (French, 1790-1858) printed by Lemercier (French, 19th century)

Standing Female Nude
Marie Mathieu French, 19th century

La France
Louis Auguste Lepère (French, 1849-1918) after Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)

Song of Songs
Edouard Léon Louis Edy-Legrand French, 1892-1970

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

The Convalescent, Madame Lepère
Louis Auguste Lepère French, 1849-1918