18 Works, Today, February 13th. is artist Victor Gabriel Gilbert’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #044

Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847–1933)
DETAIL; LE MARCHE AUX LEGUMES/ THE VEGETABLE MARKET, c. 1878

Oil on Canvas
90.2 x 130.8 cm. (35.5 x 51.5 in.)
Private collection

Victor Gabriel Gilbert was a French painter of genre scenes. He received his formal training from L. Em. Adan, Levasseur and Ch. Busson. In 1873 he had his debut at the Paris Salon and continued to be a faithful exhibitor at the Salon des Artist Francais where he obtained a silver medal in 1889, received the Bonnet Prize in 1926 and the Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1897…

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