ARTIST: Luigi Loir (French, Austrian, 1845 - 1916)
TITLE: Paris Street Scene
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: One small patch. Some craquelure. Few scattered minor inpaintings.
ART SIZE: 14 x 11 inches / 35 x 27 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower left
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SKU#: 130972
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BIOGRAPHY:
Luigi Loir was born in Goritz, Austria. He was the son of Tancrede Loir Francois and Therese 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. His first known painting is Paysage a Villiers-sur Seine (1865), painted two years after his return to Paris. He was primarily a landscape painter. He also became known for his ceiling paintings and worked with Jean Pastelot (1820-1870).He created some drawings for the biscuits brand LU and participated in the battles of Le Bourget during the Franco-Prussian War. Loir was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 1898. He died in Paris in 1916.