"a Busy Street In Provence" By Julien Gustave Gagliardini (1846–1927)

GAGLIARDINI, Julien Gustave (1846–1927)

Born on March 1, 1846, or 1848, in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin). Died in 1927 in Paris.

Painter of historical scenes, genre scenes, portraits, animated landscapes, landscapes, water landscapes, seascapes; engraver.

His teachers were Soulary and L. Cogniet. From 1869 to 1880, he submitted portraits and several genre pieces to the Paris Salon. He received the following awards: Honorable Mention in 1883; medals: third class in 1884, second class in 1886, and a silver medal in 1889 (World’s Fair). Knight of the Legion

of Honor, 1893; gold medal, 1900 (World’s Fair).

Member of the Society of French Artists since 1883.

His works include: The Archbishop’s Palace in Salzburg; The Seashore at Grandchamp; Shrimp Fisherwomen at Grandchamp.

He abandoned historical painting to devote himself to landscape, specializing in depicting picturesque sites in the South of France.

MUSEUMS: AMIENS: Seascape - ARRAS: A Road in Gordes - CAM-BRAI: A Street in Gordes - MONTPELLIER: High Noon in Auvergne - MULHOUSE: In the hamlet of Serret - Paris (Louvre Museum): Sunny Landscape - Reims: A Remote Village, Basses-Alpes - Rochefort:

The Port of Cassis - Tourcoing: Noon Bell, Old Provence—Drying Sails, Italy.

Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Size: 50 x 65 cm
With frame: 62 x 77 cm