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André Giroux

French painter (1801-1879) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 78

André Giroux was a French photographer and painter. His paintings were mostly landscape art and genre painting, one of which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In particular, he restored several genre paintings of medieval ruins and troubadours.

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Giroux was also a well established art dealer and gave up painting to promote his business selling curiosities. Giroux's work is extensively discussed in Steven Adams' doctoral thesis from the University of Leeds in 2003.

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France
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1801 to 1879 · aged 78