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Oil on canvas France, circa 1880 Alexandre Defaux (1826-1900) – French painter and student of Corot Signed lower right ‘A. Defaux‘ Verso (illegibly) stamped Dimensions: 32 x 52.5 cm Frame: 41.5 x 61.5 cm Good condition Characteristic example of Alexandre Defaux’s atmospheric plein air compositions Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 3,000 Euro Condition: The painting is in good condition, consistent with age. There are small marks, where the frame has rubbed and the paint surface shows faint craquelure. The stretcher measures 32 x 52.5 cm and the frame 41.5 x 61.5 cm. Alexandre Defaux (1826-1900) Alexandre Defaux initially painted in the tradition of classical landscape painting, until he discovered the Barbizon school in 1850. It was in Auberge Ganne, where he presumably met Corot and thus his later teacher. Defaux was first represented at the Paris Salon in 1859 and then regularly took part in their exhibitions. His artistic output was repeatedly honored with numerous awards, including his appointment as ‘chevalier’ of the Legion of Honor in 1881. Defaux created idyllic compositions of farms and fowl under flowering trees. A selection of his works is today preserved, for instance, at the museum collections of Barbizon, Cean and Rouen. (cbo) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.