Landscape with figures on the River bank was executed by renowed French painter Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854 - 1941). The painting was signed by the artist with proven pseudonym L. Dupuy.

For proof of this pseudonym read following quotation from his biography on www.rehs.com :

"Some artists or writers are content to have a pseudonym so as to disguise their work. Eugène Galien Laloue was particularly adept at establishing several identities, since over the course of his career he worked under three pseudonyms: J. Lievin after a soldier he met during the Franco-Prussian war, E. Galiany, an Italianized version of his own names, and L. Dupuy, after Dupuy Léon who lived in his same area. While these are three confirmed names that he used, there is the possibility that he used other names as well. Even his name �Galien� is questionable, since on occasion he spelled it with one �l� and on his birth certificate it is spelled �Gallien�. Why the artist went to such great lengths to perplex audiences and historians is the question that remains to be answered.  Despite preoccupation with the reclusive nature of this man, he depicted Paris and the surrounding landscape with his cool palette; in doing so he became another recorder of popular Parisian life. He balanced his architectural interest in Paris with several landscape views and was an equally if not more proficient draughtsman. 

Literature: Artist lexicons by Bénézit (in French) and by Thieme/Becker (in German).

Inscription: signed with the artist‘s proven pseudonym L(ouis) DUPUY, lower right.

Technique: oil on wood. French original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 13" x h 9 1/2"(33 x 24 cm); framed w 20" x h 16 1/2" (51 x 42 cm).

Condition: in good condition