Antonin Moine (Beraldi 142).
Gigoux, Jean-Francois (French, 1806-1894).
From Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since June 12, 1998
From Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since June 12, 1998
About this Item
Lithograph on wove paper, with margins. 11 x 8 1/4 inches (sheet). Signed in the stone. Text in French. Very Good. Some light foxing. Print affixed at right sheet edge to another support sheet.Ref: (Catalogue Raisonne): Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle, Guide de L'Amateur d'Estampes Modernes par Henri Beraldi (Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1888).Jean Francois Gigoux (1806-1894), painter, printmaker, and illustrator, was born on January 8, 1806, in Besancon, France and he first studied at l'Academie de Besancon. In 1828 Gigoux went to Paris and enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he studied under Theodore Gericault and Camille Corot.Gigoux was foremost a portrait and history painter and he holds a distinguished place among the painters of the Romantic School. He also worked in woodcut and etching but he was quite facile with the lithographic crayon and is noted for his romantic and passionate portraits in the medium.In 1842 Gigoux became a chevalier in the Legion of Honor and was named an officer of the Legion in 1880. He was the last love of countess Eveline Hansak, the widow of French novelist Honore de Balzac. Gigoux dies December 31, 1894 at the age of eighty-eight. Seller Inventory # 71-4655
Bibliographic Details
Title: Antonin Moine (Beraldi 142).
Publisher: Paris: L'Artiste, circa 1832.
Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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