Victor Gilbert

French (1847-1933)

French painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847-1933) was born in Paris and studied under renowned teachers and artists Victor Adam and Charles Busson. He exhibited regularly and loyally at the Salon des Artists Francais, where his work garnered the silver medal in 1889 and where he received the Chevalier de la Legion díHonneur in 1897 and the Prix Leon Bonnat in 1926. Gilbert, who worked in oils as well as gouache, watercolor, and pastels, frequently painted portraits and other figural works, but also earned a prominent reputation as a fine painter of lively Parisian streetscapes and market scenes. Today, Gilbertís works are included in the collections of many museums throughout France.