Lot 155: Emile-Antoine Bayard (French, 1837-1891)

Fête champêtre
both signed and dated 'Emile Bayard 1878' (lower right)
oil on canvas
both: 41 5/8 x 31 1/4 in. (105.8 x 79.5cm.)
Painted in 1878
a pair (2)

ANOTHER PROPERTY

Emile-Antoine Bayard was known not only as a painter but also as an illustrator. He worked for Journal pour rire, L'Illustration, Journal des Voyages and the Bibliothèque rose. He was well-known for his large works executed in charcoal and sanguine, and he was commissioned to decorate the foyer of the theatre in the Palais-Royal in Paris.