Georges Marie Julien Girardot 1856-1914 The Harvest Oil On Panel

Georges Marie Julien Girardot1856-1914
The Harvest
Oil on panel
Signed lower left
Framed dimensions: 57.5 x 40 cm

Georges Marie Julien Girardot was born in Besançon, Doubs, on August 4, 1856. He trained with the artist Albert Maignan in Paris. Girardot was active in Paris, painting mainly genre paintings, female nudes, and landscapes. From 1882, he exhibited his works at the Salon des Artistes Français. He received an honorable mention in 1893 for The Hunt, a third-class medal in 1896 for The Sermon and Miracles of Saint Maximin, and a second-class medal in 1907 for The Gods Go Away. He was a full member of the Société des Artistes Français from 1883 until his death. From 1907 he was also an associate member of the Academy of Sciences, Belles-Lettres and Arts of Besançon and Franche-Comté