Georges Fouillé, Painter Of The Navy: Cavalier, Cuirassier Officer, First Empire

GEORGES FOUILLÉ, painter of the Navy. (1909-1994): CAVALIER, OFFICER OF CUIRASSIER, First Empire, 20th century. 186A-28020JC Signed Georges FOUILLÉ signed on the top of the base on the right (with the anchor of the painters of the Navy). No. 186A, lead figurine. Height with the base 24 cm. France. 20th century. Very good condition, lack of paint on the back tails of the uniform. BIOGRAPHY: FOUILLÉ Georges, Jean, Clément. Born in 1909 in Paris, Died in 1994 in Leucate. Appointed official painter of the Navy in 1947. Initially intended for the Navy, his health forced him to give it up. Georges Fouillé then turned to maritime painting, appointed permanent painter of the navy, he embarked on the Richelieu in 1949. Fouillé wanted to combine art with historical research. Georges Fouillé brings to his work a historian's precision. Mr. Fouillé also made figurines of lead soldiers as well as dioramas and models.