Albert Lynch (1851–1912) Peru, Ink and Watercolor Genre Scene "“Les Champs-Elysées en 1830”. Antique watercolor and ink illustration mounted on board, depicting a summertime scene of crowds gathered at the Boulevard de Gand. Sighed lower right. From 1886. With 1903 exhibition label verso.

La Française du Siècle, Modes, Moeurs, Usages par Octave Uzanne, Illustrations a
L’Aquarelle de Albert Lynch. Paris: A. Quantin, 1886. From the chapter, “Elégances
Romantiques” between pages 184–5.

Condition: Significant fading. Loss around edges of paper and board.

Overall Size: 15 x 10 1/2 in. 

Sight Size: 13 x 9 in. 

Albert Lynch (1851–1912) was a Peruvian-born painter of Irish descent who spent most of his artistic life in Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under masters such as Gabriel Ferrier, Henri Lehmann, and Jules Noël. Renowned for his graceful depictions of elegant young women—often rendered in pastel, gouache, watercolor, and occasionally oil—his style reflects the influence of Pre-Raphaelite romanticism and the Art Nouveau aesthetic. Lynch exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon beginning in the 1880s, securing honors such as a third-class medal in 1890, a first-class medal in 1892, and a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle; he was also made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1901. Beyond portraiture, he worked as an illustrator for literary works including The Lady of the Camellias and Le Père Goriot. His luminous, Belle Époque portraits continue to be prized in collections and at auction, frequently fetching significant prices.