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Lot Essay
Lon Jean Basile Perrault was born in 1832 in Poitiers, France. He studied in Paris, where he received his training from Picot and Bouguereau. In 1861 he began exhibiting at the Paris Salon and received several honorable mentions and medals throughout his career.
Goupil and Co. (founded in 1861) was one of the first "Kunstzalen met bovenlicht" in The Netherlands. The salon, which later was named after Adolphe Goupil's two son in laws Boussod and Valadon, was run in The Hague by H.G. Tersteeg and closed in 1917. The importance of Goupil's branch in The Hague is expressed by the words of the artcritic Plasschaert:" toch is de zaak Goupil en Co in Den Haag door haar daden en doen van groot belang voor de geschiedenis der Haagse School" (Ronald de Leeuw a.o., De Haagse School, Den Haag, 1983, p. 131) Due to the close relation with the headoffice in Paris, an exchange of French and Dutch pictures took place on a regular basis. Besides exhibitions, Boussod, Valadon and Comp. also organized public auctions, where in 1899 (7 March) another gracious figure piece by L. Perrault was sold for 925 Dutch guilders (Anon. Sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 16 November 1988, lot 264 ill.)
Goupil and Co. (founded in 1861) was one of the first "Kunstzalen met bovenlicht" in The Netherlands. The salon, which later was named after Adolphe Goupil's two son in laws Boussod and Valadon, was run in The Hague by H.G. Tersteeg and closed in 1917. The importance of Goupil's branch in The Hague is expressed by the words of the artcritic Plasschaert:" toch is de zaak Goupil en Co in Den Haag door haar daden en doen van groot belang voor de geschiedenis der Haagse School" (Ronald de Leeuw a.o., De Haagse School, Den Haag, 1983, p. 131) Due to the close relation with the headoffice in Paris, an exchange of French and Dutch pictures took place on a regular basis. Besides exhibitions, Boussod, Valadon and Comp. also organized public auctions, where in 1899 (7 March) another gracious figure piece by L. Perrault was sold for 925 Dutch guilders (Anon. Sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 16 November 1988, lot 264 ill.)