JEANNIN Georges French painting 19th century Basket of roses Oil on canvas signed

JEANNIN Georges (1841/1925)
Basket of roses.
Oil on canvas signed lower right.
65x81 cm
Certificate of authenticity.
Joseph Georges Jeannin, born in Paris on August 24, 1841 and died on December 10, 1925 in the same city (XVIIe arrondissement), was a French still life painter specializing in floral compositions.
Son of a building inspector, he was a pupil of de Victor Vincelet. He made his debut at the Salon of 1868 and then exhibited there regularly. He obtained an honorable mention there in 1876, a 3rd class medal in 1878 and a 2nd class medal in 1888. He was also distinguished by a bronze medal on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1889, then by another. during the Universal Exhibition of 1900, both in Paris. The Legion of Honor was awarded to him in 1903.
Recognized specialist in "the Art of the flower", this master of still lifes was particularly renowned for his talent in representing roses.
He also carried out jointly with Achille Cesbron the decoration of the Salon du Passage of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.
Admitted to the Society of French Artists in 1878, member of the National Horticultural Society of France, he chaired the Section of Fine Arts from its creation in 1898 until his death. He was also a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of the Flower.
Museums: Béziers, Cambrai, Dijon, Epinal, La Haye, Mulhouse, Nancy, Paris (Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, Musée du Luxembourg), Rochefort, Rouen, Valenciennes.