GEORGES FOUILLÉ, Marine painter (1909-1994): CAVALRY OFFICER, GENERAL OF THE CUIRASSIERS OF HAUTPOUL, First Empire, 20th century. 248-28020JC
Signed Georges FOUILLÉ on the top of the base to the right (with the anchor emblem of Marine painters). No. 248, lead figurine. Height with base 24 cm.
France. 20th century. Perfect condition, in its original box.
BIOGRAPHY:
Georges FOUILLÉ, Jean, Clément. Born in 1909 in Paris, died in 1994 in Leucate. Appointed official painter of the Navy in 1947. Originally destined for the navy, his health forced him to give it up. Georges Fouillé then turned to maritime painting, appointed as the official marine painter, he embarked on the Richelieu in 1949.
Fouillé aimed to combine art with historical research. He brought a historian's precision to his work. Mr. Fouillé also created lead soldiers figurines, as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
248-28020JC