Guarisco Gallery 2012

61 François Lafon French, b. 1846, fl. 1860-1890 Young Egyptian Water Carrier signed, d. 1886, o/c 32” x 21-1/4” 39” x 29” fr. Antoine Vollon French, 1883-1900 Still-Life with Helmet and Scimitar signed, o/c 19-7/8” x 28-3/4” 28-3/4” x 38” fr. François Lafon excelled at a wide variety of subjects including historical, religious, Oriental, mythological and genre. François’ earliest artistic training was with his father, a successful religious- scene painter, and later he studied with the well-known Academic painter Alexandre Cabanel. From his father, François developed an understanding of both grand-scaled religious paintings and the Old Master’s approach to modeling human figures. From Cabanel, he became proficient in depicting the female form, including idyllic nymphs and mythological goddesses. * During his lifetime, the French state acquired 11 of Lafon’s works for its museums and churches *