Born in Trujillo, Peru, in 1851, Albert Lynch moved to Paris to study at one of the most prestigious and influential art schools of the 19th century—l’École des Beaux-Arts.
Working under the guidance of Jules Achille Noël, Gabriel Ferrier and Henri Lehmann, Lynch reached a standard that was good enough to show at the Paris Salon in 1890 and 1892, and also the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where he was awarded a gold medal.
Preferring pastel, gouache and watercolor, Lynch painted society women “in the spirit of the Belle Époque”. He also illustrated some high profile novels of the period including Camille by Alexandre Dumas, fils (the son of Alexandre Dumas of The Count of Monte Cristo fame), Le Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac and La Parisienne by Henry Becque.
![Gathering Flowers by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7797/27546483853_98322a06d2_o.jpg)
![Head of a Girl by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/27880509800_e16fb95371_o.jpg)
![Tea Time by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7347/27880510950_27b7b9a676_o.jpg)
![Portrait Of An Elegant Lady by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/27880509650_b47c156eba_o.jpg)
![Embarking on a Voyage by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/27546483653_f392d6c4e6_o.jpg)
![In the Garden by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/27546483563_b18d78ba30_o.jpg)
![Suivez moi by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/27546483523_fbb7803f6d_o.jpg)
![Portrait of a Young Woman by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7342/27546483923_1a43324db3_o.jpg)
![Portrait Of A Lady In Blue by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7654/28057825162_b18acaa2e1_h.jpg)
![The Print Connoisseurs by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/27880510050_d62c4e16c9_o.jpg)
![A Young Beauty with Flowers in her Hair by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7552/27546484133_928d5f264e_o.jpg)
![Young woman with hat by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7468/28057825552_b55525a36a_h.jpg)
![A Lady With a Fan by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7462/28161992635_29062137c7_o.jpg)
![The New Partition by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/27880510750_939a92cba4_b.jpg)
![Fresh From the Garden by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7508/28057824512_138b5408b2_b.jpg)
![The Letter by Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/28057825652_e405b7a8a9_o.jpg)
![Other paintings of society women from Albert Lynch](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/27880510470_7516dce615_h.jpg)