GEORGES FOUILLÉ, painter of the Navy. (1909-1994): HORSEMAN, MARSHAL MURAT First Empire, 20th century. 241-28020JC
Signed Georges FOUILLÉ on the top of the base on the right (with the anchor of the Navy painters).
No. 241, lead figurine.
Height with the base 24 cm.
France.
20th century.
Perfect condition, in its original box.
BIOGRAPHY:
FOUILLÉ Georges, Jean, Clément. Born in 1909 in Paris, Died in 1994 in Leucate.
Appointed official navy painter 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 navy painter, he embarked on the Richelieu in 1949.
Fouillé wanted to combine art with historical research. Georges Fouillé brought a historian's precision to his work.
Mr. Fouillé also created lead soldier figurines as well as dioramas and models.
Reference :
241-28020JC