Alfred Guillou

Alfred Guillou (12 September 1844 - 1926) was a French painter of Breton heritage. Alfred Guillou's father was a fisherman and farmer who served as mayor of Concarneau for fifteen years. He received his first art lessons from the lithographer Théodore Le , who was visiting Concarneau. On his advice, Guillou moved to Paris in 1862, where he attended the Académie Suisse for a short time. He debuted at the Salon in 1868 with his Young Breton Fisherman. Three years later, he and his friend Deyrolle left Paris for Concarneau, with nothing more than they could carry on their backs. The following year, Deyrolle married Guillou's sister Suzanne. Together, they created the Concarneau Art Colony, which benefited from its proximity to Pont-Aven, where Paul Gauguin and his followers congregated. He also exhibited works at both the 1889 and 1900 Universal Exhibitions in Paris where he received silver medals.Over the years, the Colony attracted many artists who were either interested in maritime subjects or wanted to achieve a sort of primitivism; represented for them by the traditions of the Breton people, which had survived mostly intact from an earlier period.

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Artworks on platform: 4
Works collected: 1,582
Comments: 9
Featured on boards: 0
Individual collectors: 1,367

Artworks

Stats

Artworks on platform: 4
Works collected: 1,582
Comments: 9
Featured on boards: 0
Individual collectors: 1,367

Artworks

Arrival of sardine fishermen

Self-portrait in an interior

The mussel gatherer

Adieu

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