Commemorating the centenary of the death of Charles Angrand

Commemorating the centenary of the death of Charles Angrand

One hundred years ago today, on 1 April 1926, Charles Angrand, a leading member of arts circles in Paris in the late nineteenth century and a well-known painter, died. Although his paintings have today almost lapsed into obscurity, his work is represented in many of the world’s leading collections. This article gives an all too brief summary of his career with some of the few of his paintings that remain accessible. Angrand was born in Normandy,…