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Alphonse Charles Chigot - Early 20th Century Oil Snowy Battlefield

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Description

Captured in a hazy blur of impressionistic brushstrokes, cavalry and foot soldiers charge towards the viewer in this atmospheric work by French painter Alphonse Charles Chigot (1824-1917). A man lies wounded in the foreground, while the setting sun reflects in the white snow. Signed to the lower left. Well presented in an ornately carved gilt frame. On board.

Size

19 x 25cm (7.5" x 9.8")
Framed Size: 28.5 x 34cm (11.2" x 13.4")

Artist Biography

Alphonse Charles Chigot (1824-1917) was a French painter of military scenes. Formerly a soldier in the French army, his work was informed by genuine experience on the battlefield. Chigot saw action in the first Franco-Moroccan War of 1844 and served until 1849. He then entered the Académie de Valenciennes to study art in 1853.

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SKU sy360
Frame Colour gold
Artist Alphonse Charles Chigot
Date Early 20th Century
Dimensions 19.0 x 25.0cm
Medium Oil
Style Impressionism
Subject Military
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