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Luigi Loir

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Luigi Loir
Luigi Loir
Born
Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir

22 December 1845
Died9 February 1916(1916-02-09) (aged 70)
Paris
Occupation(s)Painter
Lithographer

Luigi Loir (22 December 1845 in Goritz, Austria) (now Nova Gorica in Slovenia) – 9 February 1916 in Paris) was a French painter, illustrator and lithographer.

Biography

Luigi Loir 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 Parma in 1853. A landscape painter, his first known painting is Paysage à Villiers-sur Seine (1865), two years after his return to Paris. He became known for his ceiling paintings and worked with Jean Pastelot (1820–1870).

He realized some drawings for the biscuits brand LU[1] and participated in the battles of Le Bourget during the Franco-Prussian War.

He was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1898[2]

Illustrated books

Salons

  • 1865: Paysages de Parme ; Vue de Rome ; Vue de Dieppe (gouaches).
  • 1879: médaille de troisième classe.
  • Salon des artistes français:
    • 1886: médaille de seconde classe ;
    • 1889: médaille d'or.

Works in public collections

England
  • London, Connaught Brown: Quai Bourbon, s.d.
France
Czech Republic

References

  1. ^ Musée du château des ducs de Bretagne (1999). Lefèvre-Utile: l'industriel et les artistes à Nantes. Nantes: MeMo. p. 10..
  2. ^ Dossier de Légion d'honneur on Leonore.

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. ISBN 2-9514056-1-8