Additional information
| Artist | Gillot |
|---|---|
| Country | French |
| Region | European |
ArtistGillot, Eugene Louis
Artist Years1867-1925
Artist NationalityFrench
TitleHarbor Scene
Yearca. 1890
MediumDrawing > Pastel
DimensionsComposition: 11 X 18.5 inches
Description
Pastel on parchment paper, signed “E. L. Gillot” lower right.
Accession NumberRC1878
NotesEugène-Louis Gillot (14 April 1867 in Paris - 12 Décembre 1925( wasa French painter and watercolorist.
Gillot was first an engraver on wood. He began painting in 1893 after a meeting with Baron Dart, to whom he became the adopted son. He then remained at the Château d'Osmoy then, on the death of the Baron, moved do Paris where the Baroness provided him with a workshop.
In 1913, he traveled to England where he was received by the Queen and King and became their friend. His paintings then fell under the influence of Joseph Mallord William Turner's mists.
Mobilized during World War I, he served in the Navy. In 1918, he was a member of an official mission to the United States. On his return to France he founded, with the help of the Minister of the Marine Georges Leygues, the Salon des Paintres de la Marine and the Société nationale des Beaux-Arts de la mer.
Gillot was appointed official painter of the Navy in 1921. He died in 1925 before being able to attend the organization of the first Salon he created.
(source: wikipedia.org)