A famous French and Swiss artist. Born in Versailles. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris under the guidance of O. Cabanel. Since 1876 his works were regularly exhibited in Paris salons. He received recognition as a master of gallant scenes and landscapes due to his elegance and lightness of brushwork. He created many lithographs of his own canvases. Author of decorative panels for the halls of the Great Council (legislative body) in Neuch_tel (Switzerland) and many other works of monumental painting. His works are presented in the Rath Museum (Le Mus_e Rath) in Geneva, the Art Museums of Nantes, Bern and Quimper (France).
Painters works:Auction №18 Lot №145
«The first parade of Napoleon II, the King of Rome», late 19thC
paper, lithography, watercolor; 30х44,5
«Tuileries Garden», IInd quarter 20thC
canvas, oil; 50х61
A pair of «Tuilerie Garden» and «View of the Louvre», 1937
cardboard, gouache; 38х50 and 40,5х50,5
«The First Parade of Napoleon II King of Rome», the end of the nineteenth century.
paper, lithography, watercolor, 30x44,5
