GEORGES FOUILLÉ, Navy Painter (1909-1994): CAVALIER, MARSHAL BERTHIER, Major General of the Grande Armée of the First Empire, 20th century. 244-28020JC
Signed Georges FOUILLÉ on the top of the base to the right (with the anchor symbol of Navy painters).
#244, lead figurine.
Height with the base 24 cm.
France
20th century.
Very good condition.
BIOGRAPHY:
Georges FOUILLÉ, Jean, Clément. Born in 1909 in Paris, died in 1994 in Leucate.
Appointed official Navy Painter in 1947. Originally intended for the navy, his health forced him to give it up. Georges Fouillé then turned to maritime painting and was appointed as an official Navy Painter, serving on the Richelieu in 1949.
Fouillé aimed to combine art with historical research, bringing a historian's precision to his work.
Mr. Fouillé also created lead soldier figurines, as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
244-28020JC