Louis Roux (1817/1903) - Lot 274

Louis Roux (1817/1903) Watercolor drawing, A regatta in Marseille with a sailboat in the foreground, marked at the bottom in a black watercolor band, in white letters: "Regate de Marseille le 5 juin 1881, 3eme Serie. Louise 1er prix... Bonnin P. Pigatu, constructeur Hri Constausa" (?), signed lower right: "Louis Roux 1881"; the boat, all sails out, presents its crew of eight, at the top of the mast, a red flag bears the number: "5"; frame with gilded rods; 50.5 x 72.5 cm. (Small accident in the middle of the main sail; some wear and small dents in the sky). Late 19th century, 1881. Fairly good condition. Louis François ROUX, born in Marseille in 1817, died in 1903. A watercolorist and portraitist of boats in Marseille, he signed: "Louis ROUX" and "Louis ROUX a Marseille"; no link has been established between him and the famous ROUX family. REFERENCE: Dictionnaire des peintres francais de la mer et de la marine by Jean Noël MARCHAND, Fécamp, 1997.