Forest Interior with a Painter, Civita Castellana

111: Forest Interior with a Painter, Civita Castellana

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André Giroux
Paris 1801 - 1879 Paris

1994.52.3: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Rights held by: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Donner

As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Giroux distinguished himself by winning the Prix de Rome competition in 1825, which afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively through Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. During his extended stay in Rome (1825–1830), he befriended fellow landscape artists Camille Corot, Léon Fleury, and Théodore Caruelle d’Aligny. Giroux also developed a keen interest in photography. Having made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1810, he continued exhibiting there until 1877.

Text written and researched by Michelle Bird National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Oil on paper
29 x 44 cm

Created: 1825 - 1830

Section: Trees

This can be found in Gallery 12: The Adeane