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
E21: 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
E23: French Dining Room of the Louis XV/Louis XVI Periods, 1760–80
Faintness (Matité)
Georges Mathieu French, 1921–2012
At the Chat Noir
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)
Little Girl with Pot
E24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
E18: French Salon of the Louis XIV Period, 1660–1700
E22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
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)
E19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660–1700
E20: French Library of the Louis XV Period, c. 1720
La France
Louis Auguste Lepère (French, 1849-1918) after Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
Standing Female Nude
Marie Mathieu French, 19th century
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