{"product_id":"bretonne-en-priere-au-bord-de-la-mer-by-charles-amable-lenoir","title":"Bretonne en Prière au Bord de la Mer by Charles-Amable Lenoir","description":"Charles-Amable Lenoir\u003cbr\u003e 1860-1926 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBretonne en Prière au Bord de la Mer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e signed ‘c.a. Lenoir’ (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Few artists captured the spiritual power and regional character of Brittany with the grace of Charles-Amable Lenoir, whose \u003cem\u003eBretonne en Prière au Bord de la Mer\u003c\/em\u003e presents a humble seaside prayer with remarkable grandeur and atmospheric beauty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set along the shoreline at daybreak, a young Breton woman clasps her hands and lifts her gaze before the glowing sea in a moment of private devotion. Dressed traditionally in a white coiffe and broad collar, Lenoir immediately places her within the distinctive visual culture of Brittany. Soft, gestural brushwork gives the scene its hazy radiance, allowing the figure, sea and sky to dissolve into a warm yellow atmosphere. Against the vastness of the ocean, her private prayer becomes at once intimate and monumental. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reflecting the late nineteenth-century fascination with Brittany as a place of enduring tradition and Christianity, the painting joins regional subject matter with the idealized beauty of French academic art. Under the tutelage of William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury, Lenoir developed a graceful approach to the female figure, balancing polished academic technique with emotional restraint. His talent earned early and sustained recognition: after his Salon debut in 1887, he won the Prix de Rome twice, received medals at the Exposition Universelle and from the Salon, and was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1903. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With many of his works remaining in private hands, Lenoir’s presence in institutions such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Rochelle and the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York underscores the lasting appeal of his refined academic style. Deeply reverent and atmospheric, \u003cem\u003eBretonne en Prière au Bord de la Mer\u003c\/em\u003e stands among Lenoir’s most evocative images of faith, beauty and regional identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1905 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 30\" high x 22\" wide (76.2 x 55.88 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Framed: 38 1\/2\" high x 32 1\/4\" wide x 3 1\/4\" deep (97.8 x 81.9 x 8.3 cm)","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46081244397703,"sku":"32-3226","price":58500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-3226_1.png?v=1791465571","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/bretonne-en-priere-au-bord-de-la-mer-by-charles-amable-lenoir","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}