GEORGES ALEXANDRE LUCIEN BOISSELIER (1876-1943) Breton spinner in an interior Mahogany panel Signed and dated lower right: Georges A. L. Boisselier 1928 Minor scratches Height 55.5 cm - Width 45 cm A student of Gabriel Ferrier and William Bouguereau, he won numerous medals during his career, including the second Grand Prix de Rome in painting in 1903 for The Return of the Prodigal Son. Recognized as a highly talented portraitist, he carried out numerous commissions for the bourgeoisie, high society, the literary world and the world of entertainment. In 1911, the artist moved to Saint-Guénolé (Penmarc'h) in Brittany, and in 1925 set up a painting studio in his new Ker Louys villa. It was here, no doubt, that he painted our Breton spinner in traditional costume, in an interior imbued with quietude and devout devotion to her work.