GEORGES FOUILLÉ, Painter of the French Navy. (1909-1994): Cavalryman, First Empire Cuirassier, 20th century. 193A-28020JC
Signed Georges FOUILLÉ on the top of the base to the right (with the anchor of the French Navy painters).
No. 193A, 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 French Navy in 1947.
Originally destined for the navy, his health forced him to give up. Georges Fouillé then turned to maritime painting, being appointed as a full member of the navy painters, he embarked on the Richelieu in 1949.
Fouillé wanted to combine art with historical research. Georges Fouillé brings a historian's precision to his work.
Mr. Fouillé also created lead soldier figurines as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
193A-28020JC