Unknown Title by Charles-Alexandre Coëssin de la Fosse (1829–1910)
Late 19th century original oil on canvas
A refined example of French Salon painting by Coëssin de la Fosse, whose work captured the elegance and emotion of 19th-century France. Celebrated for his romantic and historical scenes, he brought to each canvas a mastery of light, texture, and narrative composition. Trained under the renowned François-Édouard Picot, Coëssin combined classical precision with warmth and sentiment, reflecting the moral sensibility and refinement that defined the Paris Salon.
This intimate garden tableau embodies the grace and restraint of the Belle Époque. The soft palette, balanced composition, and luminous detail speak to the height of academic technique, when storytelling and craftsmanship were inseparable.
Highly collectible for its artistry, authenticity, and subject, this painting stands as an original work from a trained Salon master at the close of France’s golden age of painting.
A drawing by Coëssin de la Fosse for the magazine L'Art et la Mode (No. 26, June 25, 1910), entitled Florise includes the same female figure as in this painting. We are still working to determine the name and exact date of the painting.
He sometimes reused a scene or character from one painting to create a new painting. He produced numerous genre scenes, including romantic scenes such as this one.
The Museum Center of the Lisieux Normandy Agglomeration is currently carrying out research and conducting a study work of this artist who was a native of Lisieux.
A minor paint defect on the gentleman’s ear is present but unobtrusive, consistent with the work’s age and originality.
Full biography of Coëssin courtesy of Emmanuel Ruault Educational Service of The Lisieux-Normandie Museum Pole
Unknown Title by Charles-Alexandre Coëssin de la Fosse (1829–1910)
Late 19th century original oil on canvas
A refined example of French Salon painting by Coëssin de la Fosse, whose work captured the elegance and emotion of 19th-century France. Celebrated for his romantic and historical scenes, he brought to each canvas a mastery of light, texture, and narrative composition. Trained under the renowned François-Édouard Picot, Coëssin combined classical precision with warmth and sentiment, reflecting the moral sensibility and refinement that defined the Paris Salon.
This intimate garden tableau embodies the grace and restraint of the Belle Époque. The soft palette, balanced composition, and luminous detail speak to the height of academic technique, when storytelling and craftsmanship were inseparable.
Highly collectible for its artistry, authenticity, and subject, this painting stands as an original work from a trained Salon master at the close of France’s golden age of painting.
A drawing by Coëssin de la Fosse for the magazine L'Art et la Mode (No. 26, June 25, 1910), entitled Florise includes the same female figure as in this painting. We are still working to determine the name and exact date of the painting.
He sometimes reused a scene or character from one painting to create a new painting. He produced numerous genre scenes, including romantic scenes such as this one.
The Museum Center of the Lisieux Normandy Agglomeration is currently carrying out research and conducting a study work of this artist who was a native of Lisieux.
A minor paint defect on the gentleman’s ear is present but unobtrusive, consistent with the work’s age and originality.
Full biography of Coëssin courtesy of Emmanuel Ruault Educational Service of The Lisieux-Normandie Museum Pole
