Eugène LE POITTEVIN (Paris, 1806 - Paris, 1870) The Hauling of a Canoe, souvenir of the beach of Étretat, English Channel, 1856 Original canvas from Binant in Paris Signed and dated lower right: "Eug. Le Poittevin / 1856". Monogrammed on the right side of the canoe : " ELP ". Titled on the reverse on the upper bar of the frame: "The hauling of a canoe, memory of the beach of Etretat - Coast of the English Channel An old label in the upper left corner with the Salon catalog number "1725 70.1 x 116.4 cm Provenance: Alexis Azevedo (1813-1875), music critic, flutist and friend of the artist. Exhibition: Paris, Salon of 1857, no. 1725 ("Le Halage d'un canot, souvenir de la plage d'Étretat - Côte de la Manche," corresponding entry number 5397 inscribed in black chalk on the reverse of the original frame). Bibliography: V. Lenoir, " Au bord de la mer ", Le Journal illustré, Paris, 1864, n° 26, pp. 201-202, reproduced.