Charles Giron
Charles Alexandre Giron (born April 2, 1850 in Geneva , † June 9, 1914 in Genthod ) was a Swiss figure and landscape painter .
Life
After Giron had started an apprenticeship as an enamelur , this broke off and took lessons from François Diday and Barthélemy Menn . In 1872 he moved to Paris , where he worked in Alexandre Cabanel's studio and studied at the École des beaux-arts . From 1876 he exhibited his works in the Salon de Paris . Giron mainly devoted himself to landscape and portrait painting . He lived in Cannes , England , Belgium and the Netherlands , among others . In the international upper class he was a very valued painter due to his elegant style. In 1887 he was awarded the Belgian Leopold Order , a year later he was accepted into the French Legion of Honor .
In 1896 Giron returned to Switzerland and subsequently lived in several places on Lake Geneva . He was a member of the Federal Art Commission three times ; from 1898 to 1900, from 1903 to 1905 and from 1909 to 1912. His best-known work is the 1902 mural The Cradle of the Confederation in the National Council Chamber of the Federal Palace in Bern .
In Geneva, a street and a school are named after Charles Giron.
Web links
- Lucien Boissonnas: Giron, Charles. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Claudia Villa: Giron, Charles Alexandre. In: Sikart
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SURNAME | Giron, Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giron, Charles Alexandre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss figure and landscape painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1914 |
Place of death | Genthod |