Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), World War I skirmish between German and French infantry in a churchyard, inscr. Mesnil-les-Hurlus water-colour, 12.5" x 15.75", showing the ruined Chapel. Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) was a prolific French artist who is best known for his atmospheric paintings of Paris in the early 20th century. He also painted the landscapes of Normandy as well as military scenes and The Republic of France selected him to work as a 'war artist,' both during the Franco Prussian War and World War I, chiefly in watercolour. We have been in contact with Noe Willer who published the Catalogue raisonne volume 1 of the work of Eugene Gallien-Laloue in 1999. Numerous works are illustrated in the book but there are only three with First World War military subjects (although interestingly one is of the same subject as this picture but taken from a different angle. see illustration p.218) We have received confirmation that this picture has been accepted for and will be included in the second volume of the catalogue raisonne for Galien-Laloue, which is in process of compilation.