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ALFRED L. BOISSEAU b. 1823, Paris, France d. date and location unknown Louisiana Indians Walking Along Bayou, 1847 Oil on canvas; 24 x 40 in. New Orleans Museum of Art Gift of William E. Groves Trained in France, Alfred L. Boisseau painted in New Orleans for only two years, between 1845 and 1846. Although brief, Boisseau’s time in New Orleans had a profound effect on his art— Louisiana subjects appear throughout his career even after he departed to New York City; Cleveland, Ohio; and Montreal, Canada. He made a lasting mark on the painting of Louisiana, completing some of the earliest genre and landscape paintings in the city. In a market dominated by portraits, Boisseau laid a foundation for appreciation of the Louisiana landscape. Other early Louisiana artists such as Jacques Amans, Adolph Rinck, and Franz Joseph Fleischbein advertised their skill at view painting during the 1830s and 1840s, but this historical record suggests a dim market for landscapes in Louisiana, at least until the Civil War. RAL COLONIAL THROUGH ANTEBELLUM LOUISIANA 31  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1151 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1151

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