André Giroux (painter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French painter
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About André Giroux (painter)
- André Giroux (April 30, 1801 – November 18, 1879) was a renowned French photographer and painter.
- His paintings were mostly landscape art and genre painting, one of which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- In particular, he restored several genre paintings of medieval ruins and troubadours.
- Giroux was also a well established art dealer and gave up painting to promote his business selling curiosities.
- Giroux's work is extensively discussed in Steven Adams' doctoral thesis from the University of Leeds in 2003.
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