The Lady in the Hat Alphonse Moutte

The Lady in the Hat Alphonse Moutte

Oil on canvas representing a portrait of a woman wearing a hat
Signed lower right Alphonse Moutte
Frame: 44/55cm

Alphonse Moutte Marseille March 4, 1840 - Marseille April 21, 1913
Student of Emile Loubon at the Marseille School of Fine Arts
Then in Paris in the workshop of Ernest Meissonier
In 1895 he was appointed director of the Marseille School of Fine Arts.
He paints portraits, genre scenes, and views of the port of Marseille
He exhibited at the Salon of French Artists from 1869 to 1913 and obtained several awards: 3rd class medal in 1881 for Un coin de plage du Prado le matin and another 2nd class medal in 1882 for The fishermen's lunch.
He received a silver and a bronze medal respectively at the Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900.
In 1892 he was named a member of the Marseille Academy and in 1893 he was decorated with the Legion of Honor.
He died in Marseille on April 21, 1913 in his property, Traverse de la Croix de Fer.
A boulevard bears his name in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille (Saint-Just district)

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