Temples in Paestum
Pierre Girard (Paris 1806 - Paris 1872)
Lot-No. 373
Proceeds : 1.000 €
Watercolour, 58,5 x 87 cm, lo. ri. sign. P. Girard, matted and framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - French landscape painter. G. studied at the École des Beax Arts in Paris under A.-J. Gros. In 1833 he won the 2nd Rome prize and was in Sicily before 1835. Beginning with classicism G. developed his landscapes towards naturalism. Mus.: Paris (Louvre), Carcassonne a. others. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
Pierre Girard: Temples in Paestum
Pierre Girard (Paris 1806 - Paris 1872)
Temples in Paestum
Lot-No. 373
Proceeds : 1.000 €
Watercolour, 58,5 x 87 cm, lo. ri. sign. P. Girard, matted and framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - French landscape painter. G. studied at the École des Beax Arts in Paris under A.-J. Gros. In 1833 he won the 2nd Rome prize and was in Sicily before 1835. Beginning with classicism G. developed his landscapes towards naturalism. Mus.: Paris (Louvre), Carcassonne a. others. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
