International studio (34.1908)

Gaston La Touche


“la champagne”

BY GASTON LA TOUCHE

panied by an analysis of
his marvellous gifts as a
colourist. Since that date
La Touche has gone on
producing without cessa-
tion, his activity being
untiring, and his exhibi-
tion will contain not only
works of past years which
one will gladly see again,
but also a very important
series of new canvases.
In truth La Touche is
a worker of tremendous
determination; every en-
chantment of atmosphere,
all the chords of colour,
all the combinations of
light are known to him :
they are “ fixed ” in his
little sketches or retained
in his excellent memory.
Thus the artist can to-
day produce almost in-
cessantly, so complete is
the outfit wherewith he

However, the absence of
several works notwith-
standing, one may truly
say the work of Gaston
La Touche will be dis-
played at Petit’s in all its
essentials, and will offer
to eye and intellect alike
an unprecedented feast.
Tite Studio has already
dealt with the work of this
artist on more than one
occasion. In March, 1899,
my predecessor, M.
Gabriel Mourey, studied
La Touche and his pro-
ductions in a most inform-
ing and authoritative
article; later Octave
Uzanne contributed a very
interesting communica-
tion on the artist’s pastels
(May, 1904) ; and more re-
cently still reproductions
in colours of some of his
studies were given, accom-
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“LE DEJEUNER sur l’i-ierbe”
( Collection Chouanard)

BY GASTON LA TOUCHE