Eugène Galien-Laloue

• Name — Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) • Field — Painting • Movement — Impressionism

Galien-Laloue was born in Paris of French-Italian parents. His paintings of the early 1900s represent the era in which he lived: a happy, bustling Paris, la Belle Époque, with horse-drawn carriages, trolley cars and its first omnibuses. Galien-Laloue's works are valued not only for their contribution to 20th-century art, but for the actual history, which they document. His work can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louvier; Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle; Mulhouse, France. A typical Galien-Laloue painting depicts sidewalks and avenues crowded with people or tourists mingling before the capital's monuments. He also painted the landscapes of Normandy and Seine-et-Marne, as well as military scenes he was commissioned to produce in 1914. The Republic of France selected Galien-Laloue to work as a 'war artist,' both during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, chiefly in watercolor. Galien-Laloue was in exclusive contract with one gallery. He used other names: "L.Dupuy", "Juliany", "E.Galiany", "Lievin", "G.L" "Dumoutier" and "P.Mattig," possibly to market his works outside of this contract.

• Illustration — Paris Porte Saint-Denis • Illustration — Paris Eglise de St-Germain-des-Prés • Illustration — Dans le port d'hiver • Illustration — Paris Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle • Illustration — Quai du Louvre (watercolour)