GEORGES FOUILLÉ, Naval painter (1909-1994): CAVALIER, MARSHAL LANNES, Colonel General of the Swiss Grand Empire, 20th century. 257-28020JC
Signed Georges FOUILLÉ on the top of the base on the right (with the anchor symbol of Naval painters). No. 257, lead figurine. Height with base 24 cm.
France.
20th century.
Perfect condition, in its original box.
BIOGRAPHY:
Georges Jean Clément FOUILLÉ. Born in 1909 in Paris, Passed away in 1994 in Leucate.
Appointed Official Naval Painter in 1947.
Originally intended for the Navy, his health forced him to give it up. Georges Fouillé then turned to maritime painting, named as the official naval 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 soldier figurines as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
257-28020JC