François Gall - Eugenie with Umbrella, Between Second-Hand Booksellers and the Morris Column, Paris, originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.
Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. He was born in Kolozsvar in the former region of Transylvania on March 22, 1912. He began studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome while working in menial jobs to secure a living. Support came in 1939 when the Hungarian government awarded Gall with a scholarship.
Francois Gall greatly admired the first generation impressionist and adopted their concepts for his own interpretations. Parisian scenes and portrayals of women engaged in typically feminine activities were among his preferred subjects. Francois Gall is a modern impressionist, bringing to this most enduring style, his own unique personality. He died in 1987.
[Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm]
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