The birthday cake

細節

Victor-Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847-1933)
The birthday cake
signed 'Victor Gilbert' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and gouache
16¼ x 13¾ in. (41.3 x 34.9 cm.)

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拍品專文

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 Exposition des Artistes Français in 1889, and the Bonnat award in 1926. He was made Knight of the Legion d'Honneur in 1897.