Lot 132: Alfred L. Boisseau (French/New Orleans, 1823)

Alfred L. Boisseau (French/New Orleans, 1823-1901), "Portraits of a Choctaw Indian Man and Woman", two oils on academy board, signed lower left and lower right respectively, Morgenson Wunderlich Galleries, Ltd., Chicago; The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, South Carolina; and remnant of Devoe & Co. labels en verso, 10 5/8 in. x 9 1/4 in, framed. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York City; Morgenson Wunderlich Galleries, Ltd., Chicago; The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, South Carolina Note: Alfred Boisseau was born in Paris where he studied painting with the noted academic artist Paul Delaroche. He worked in New Orleans at various times from 1845 to 1865. During his first visit in 1845-47, he painted two works with Louisiana subjects which he then exhibited at the 1848 Paris Salon. One of these works, Marche d'Indiens de la Louisiane (Louisiana Indians Walking along a Bayou), 1847, is now in the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art. A major painting and iconic image of mid-19th century Louisiana, the work shows Boisseau's interest in the distinctive Louisiana landscape and its native inhabitants. The pair of paintings offered here are sensitively rendered portraits of a youngChoctaw man and woman. Showing him bust-length with a colorful scarf and bolo, he wears an outfit indicative of the European influence that affected the Choctaws. A teepee is painted behind him with the flat delta landscape...
Starting Bid: $17000