Auguste Jugelet
A panoramic view of Dieppe beach at sunset, painted in 1872 by marine painter Jean Marie Auguste Jugelet.
A luminous work of great finesse.
Oil on panel
Signed lower right
Dimensions: 18 x 55 cm
With frame: 28 x 65 cm
Inscription on the back locating the work: “Dieppe Soleil couchant du Dimanche 23 Juin 1872- (beau temps)”.
Price: 3800 euros
Auguste Jugelet calls himself “Painter of seascapes at the Dieppe cold baths”.
Auguste Jugelet was one of Théodore Gudin’s best pupils, and a self-proclaimed “Painter of seascapes at the Dieppe cold baths”.
A panoramic format for this delicate beach scene.
The use of the panoramic format, which widens our angle of view, allows us to enter the painting and admire the landscape.
Biography
Jean Marie Auguste Jugelet, born in Brest and died in Rouen, was a French painter.
Son of a naval commissioner, he was a pupil of Théodore Gudin, and like him became a marine painter.
He made his debut at the Salon in 1831 and exhibited there until 1870. The Breton coastline often inspired him, as did Normandy.
He was commissioned to reproduce views of the main French ports, and made frequent trips on government ships.
He is also known for his historical seascapes
He was named Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur on April 28, 1847.
Cellist, At the end of his life, he was a member of the Société philharmonique de Rouen.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims conserves several of his seascapes of Brittany and Normandy.
Bibliography
– Gérald Schurr ” The Little Masters of painting “Gérald Schurr
– Dictionary of French landscape painters in the 19th century. Lydia Harembourg.
– Les peintres d’Etretat, Collection Lundy, 100 paintings from the 19th century,
– Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1997. B. Delarue, C. Chaine, P. Tckowicz,
– Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXème siècle.
– S.-A. Nonus, Histoire du département du Finistère, avec la biographie des personnages remarquables qui en sont originaires, 1890.
Museums
Brest, Dieppe, Honfleur, Le Puy, Reims, Rochefort, Saint Omer, Versailles, Chantilly (Musée Condé).
Source
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Jugelet
