Central Station, Manchester

Adolphe Valette (1876 - 1942)

Manchester Art Gallery

circa 1910

Manchester Art Gallery is the centre for the study of the work of Adolphe Valette. This painting links Valette's work directly with that of Monet as it clearly quotes from Monet's famous Gare St Lazare series. Manchester City Galleries possess the largest collection of Valette's work with 34 examples, including nine impressionistic paintings depicting Edwardian Manchester's streets and waterways cloaked in an industrial haze. These were produced from small, subtly-toned sketches made on the spot and are among his most appealing works.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 16.5 x 17.8cm
• Art Fund Grant: £3899 ( Total: £10,944)
• ArtFunded in: 2009
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Andree Valette; Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester, 1971; O W Fields; Christie's, 2009.

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