Henri Le Sidaner, a French “intimiste” painter, first came to the attention of the British public when a handful of his paintings were shown at the Goupil Galleries in London in 1903. He had just turned 40 and was already established in France. British art critics, especially the Scots, were enthusiastic about what they saw: “The whole is delicate and mystical” (Dundee Courier), “the delicate refinement of the vision” (Country Life). There was one note of disappointment, from the pen of N.H.C., art correspondent of the Brighton Gazette.
Henri Le Sidaner « La Place » 1902 Collection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by Henri Eugene Le Sidaner (1908)
French Brighton 