AUGUSTE BERTHAULT (1862-1942) Landscape on the banks of the Loire Canvas Signed and dated lower left: A. Berthault 1926 Height 25 cm - Width 34.5 cm Auguste Berthault (1862 Entrains-sur-Nohain - 1942 Nevers) was a French painter. A pupil of the Germain Pilon School. From 1910 onwards, he taught at the Ecole des Arts de Nevers and trained the sculptor R. Josset and painters G. Poisson, L. Bodier and E. Gaudet. Known for his portraits, he also produced smaller watercolor and oil paintings of Loire landscapes. The Musée de Nevers owns several of his works.