![]() ![]() ![]() The general exhibition of his works at the Georges Petit’s gallery triumphed among the spectators and was praised by critics. His bright style with an “impressionist” touch and dancing reflection was very popular not only among the audience, but also among the State’s leaders who will commission numerous decorative panels. Under the influence of Braquemond, he changed his style radically: he abandoned the realistic themes with a social nature of his early career and painted subjects inspired by Watteau those themes will bring him notoriety. His landscapes painted with verve have both grace of 18 th century and touch of the Modern Style. Then, in 1906, he founded the Salon of the Watercolour society, of which he became the president. La Touche was then one of the most popular academic painters during this split. In 1890, the official Salon split and the National Society of Beaux-Arts was launched at the Palace of Industry, under the auspices of Meissonier and Puvis de Chavannes. ![]() He won numerous awards from 1884 at the Salon, and at the 18 Expositions Universelles. Member of the French Artists in 1883, La Touche joined the National Society of Beaux-Arts in 1890. Later on, he was advised by his friend Braquemont who will be painted by La Touche’s side in 1908 in Braquemond and his disciple (Orsay Museum).Manet, as for him, depicted Gaston de La Touche in Bar at Folies-Bergères and offered him his palette, as a souvenir. Genre and landscape painter, Gaston de La Touche frequented Manet’s Studio between 18. His family originally came from Normandy. Biography edit Gaston La Touche in his Saint-Cloud studio, published in The Studio, March 1899. Biography of Gaston (de) La Touche ( 1854-1913 ) Gaston La Touche, or de La Touche (24 October 1854 12 July 1913), was a French painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor. ![]()
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