The Flower Seller on the Pont Royal with the Louvre beyond, Paris

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Marie-François Firmin-Girard (French, 1838-1921)
The Flower Seller on the Pont Royal with the Louvre beyond, Paris
signed and dated 'Firmin-Girard. 1872.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28¼ x 37¼ in. (72 x 95.7 cm.)
Painted in 1872

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Please note the additional literature for this lot:
P. Firm-Girard, Firmin-Girard par son petit fils, Orléans, 1988, p. 26, no. 102 (illustrated p. 54).

Lot Essay

Marie-François Firmin-Girard was born in Poncin on 29 May 1838. He developed a passion for art and literature at a very early age and received several awards for his ability to write and draw. In 1853 the Ecole Impériale de dessin gave him a prize for his drawings and by 1854 he joined Charles Gleyre's studio where he worked amongst other artists such as Renoir, Monet and Sisley. Gleyre's patronage later enabled him to access to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

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