We are the accredited experts on Gaston La Touche and have been researching his work for the last twenty five years. In 2009 we published the first monograph on the artist for seventy years and are currently preparing the catalogue raisonné.
We also assist auction houses around the world, notably Sotheby’s and Christie’s and will also provide a Certificate of Authenticity upon request. If you possess a work by Gaston La Touche and would like it included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné, currently in preparation, do please contact us.
Recent news: The Palace of Versailles devoted two significant rooms to Gaston La Touche in their recent Exhibition “Versailles Revival 1867-1937” which ran from 19th November 2019 to 15th March 2020, featuring paintings from private collections and museums.
The highlight will be the recently discovered “Fete de Nuit” which was commissioned for the Elysee Palace in 1906. This painting was thought to be lost and took pride of place in the Exhibition.
Biography
Born in St Cloud, near Paris on 29th October 1854, Gaston La Touche showed an early vocation for an artistic career. From the age of ten he spent every available moment of recreation in drawing and finally managed to obtain permission from his parents to take lessons from a Monsieur Paul, who quickly discovered his natural aptitude and encouraged the young boy to persevere with his studies.
His Oeuvre
See examples of some of Gaston la Touche’s best known work, covering several categories.
Publication
A comprehensive catalogue of La Touche’s work – the first in over seventy years.
Includes many important previously-unseen paintings from private collections and recently-discovered museum pieces.
Illustrates La Touche’s oeuvre from his early Realist period to his better-known Belle Époque fantasies.
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