Caught in the storm

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Victor-Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847-1933)
Caught in the storm
signed 'Victor Gilbert' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 x 39 3/8 in. (73.7 x 100 cm.)

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Lot Essay

A student of Busson and Adam, Gilbert was a mainly a painter of genre scenes, tipified by those including children. Gilbert gained several awards for his works amongst which were a silver medal at the Fidèle Exposant des Artistes Français in 1889, and the Bonnat award in 1926. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1897.

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