GEORGES FOUILLÉ, Marine Painter (1909-1994): CAVALRY SOLDIER, MARSHAL JUNOT, First Empire, 20th century. 258-28020JC
Signed by Georges FOUILLÉ on the top right of the base (with the anchor symbol of Marine painters). Number 258, 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, named titular painter of the Navy, he embarked on the Richelieu in 1949.
Fouillé sought to combine art with historical research. Georges Fouillé brought to his work a historian's precision.
Mr. Fouillé also created lead soldier figurines as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
258-28020JC