Luigi Loir (22 December 1845 – 9 February 1916) was a French painter, illustrator and

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Biography

Luigi Loir was born in Goritz, Austria. He was the son of Tancrède Loir François and Thérèse Leban, his wife, respectively valet and housekeeper of the French royal family in exile in Austria. Installed in the duchy of Parma in 1847, Luigi Loir studied at the school of Fine Arts of

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in 1853. His first known painting is ''Paysage à Villiers-sur Seine'' (1865), painted two years after his return to Paris. He was primarily a

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a cohe ...

. He also became known for his ceiling paintings and worked with Jean Pastelot (1820–1870). He realized some drawings for the biscuits brand LU and participated in the battles of Le Bourget during the

Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...

. Loir was made a chevalier of the

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in 1898.Dossier de Légion d'honneur
on Leonore. He died in Paris in 1916.

Illustrated books

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, '' Voyages extraordinaires'', 1882.

Salons

* 1865: ''Paysages de Parme''; ''Vue de Rome''; ''Vue de Dieppe'' (gouaches). * 1879: médaille de troisième classe. *

Salon des artistes français The Salon (), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the ...

: ** 1886: médaille de seconde classe; ** 1889: médaille d'or.

Works in public collections

Argentina

* Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes: ''Sur le quais de Paris'', Francia, Goritz, 1845 – Francia, París, 1916

Canada

* Montreal Museum of Fine Art
Le Point-du-jour, Auteuil
1883

Czech Republic

* Prague,

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: ''Le Métropolitain'', 1899.

England

* London, Connaught Brown: '' Quai Bourbon'', s.d.

France

* Bar-le-Duc, Musée Barrois: ''Avant l'embarquement, effet crépusculaire'', 1893. * Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts. * Marseille,

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: Félicia Mallet in ''L'Enfant prodigue'', chromolithography. * Paris: ** Hôtel de ville de Paris: *** ''Les Préparatifs de la fête foraine'', salle d'honneur du conseil municipal; *** ''La Rue de la Pitié vue du Val de Grâce'', salon des sciences. **

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: ''

Porte Maillot The Porte Maillot (also known as the porte Mahiaulx, Mahiau or Mahiot after a Paille-maille court, or the Porte de Neuilly) is one of the access points into Paris mentioned in 1860 and one of the ancient city gates in the Thiers wall. City ...

, effet de neige, la nuit'', oil on canvas. **

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. **

Petit Palais The (; ) is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built for the Exposition Universelle (1900), 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (''Musée des beaux-arts ...

: ''Le Marché à la ferraille''. * Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts.

Gallery

Luigi Loir - Underground Railway.JPG, ''Le Métropolitain'' (1899), National Gallery in Prague Luigi Loir-Avant l'embarquement-Musée barrois.jpg, ''Avant l'embarquement, effet crépusculaire'' (1893),

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, Musée Barrois Luigi Loir L'Avenue de Neuilly on a Winter Day MIA 20163322.jpg, ''L'Avenue de Neuilly on a Winter Day'' (1874), Minneapolis Institute of Art B. Sirven 1901.jpg, Bond of the company B. Sirven, issued 14. May 1901; illustrated by Luigi Loir

References

Bibliographie

* Noë Willer, ''Luigi Loir, 1845-1916: peintre de la Belle Époque à la publicité: catalogue raisonné'', vol. I, édition Noë Willer, 2004, 221 p.

External links

Luigi Loir
on Artcyclopedia.

on Rehs Galleries.

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