Alfred Chagniot, Harbor

18 x 21.5" off white liner Deceased (1905-1991). Alfred Chagniot was born in Paris, France in 1905. Among the numerous honors and medals the artist has received, the most important are: the Medal Arts-Sciences-Lettres, the Merite Artistique, the Silver Medal of the Municipality of Paris, a distinction of the Society Paysagistes Francais, the Fernand Renaud Prize, and major prizes of Asnieres, Mantes, and other cities. In 1957 he won a gold medal in an international exhibition. He was an Honorable Member of the jury and committees of the Salon Artistes Francais and the Salon Paysagistes Francais. Chagniot organized an art league of French artists that sold to Japan and was the liason to Japan for this group. In 1982 he had a one man exhibition in Paris at Rue de Miro-mesnil.