Georges-françois Guiaud (1840-1887) The Clock Tower And The Conciergerie, Signed Watercolor

Geroges-Grançois Guiaud
Paris 1840 - 1887

The clock tower and the Conciergerie in Paris
Around 1870
Watercolor
Signed lower left
54 x 34 cm sheet
66 x 47 cm frame
Frame from the Napoleon III period
We note some traces of foxing on the right edge

Born in 1840 in Paris, first a student of his father, then of L. Cogniet and Guénepin at the École des Beaux-Arts, he also obtained his architect's diploma in 1864. He participated under the Second Empire in the transformation of Paris by Baron Haussmann by building many private mansions. In parallel with his career as an architect, he exhibited watercolor views of Paris and Florence at the Salon between 1868 and 1876. He also participated with his father in some works such as the project of Alfred Binant, in the restoration of the Galerie des Cerfs at the Château de Fontainebleau and very probably in the Panorama Philippoteaux. An interesting detail is represented on our watercolor at the bottom left: the presence of the flowers market which was located at this location on Boulevard Saint-Michel before being moved a little further to the current Place Reine Elisabeth II.