Paul Félix VALLOIS (1845-1906) Lot n° 27

Exit from Port Hercules, 1892 Oil on thin beveled panel signed and dated lower right. On the back, label mentioning "Collection Jimmy Fulchiron". Dimensions : 16 x 24 cm Painter of interior scenes and landscapes born in Rouen, also an orientalist, Paul Felix Vallois studied in the workshops of Léon Bonnat and Arsène Rivey. He exhibited at the Salon from 1876 to 1882, notably with port views, landscapes of the Mediterranean and North Africa. He is known for several representations of Monaco and its region, mainly seascapes.