Georges Billaudot 

Biography of Georges Billaudot  ( 1868-1951 )

Born in 1868, Billaudot began his career as a military officer at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. He left his position as an instructor after marrying in 1902 to devote himself to painting and become an artist.
A self-taught painter, he painted exclusively “sur le motif”, and was inspired by Post-Impressionism and Seurat’s style, as reflected in his brushwork and colorful palette. His main subjects were the Tuileries Gardens, the banks of the Seine and his château at Chailloué in the Orne region, as well as the landscapes he encountered on his various trips to the South of France.

In 1910 and 1911, he traveled to the Orient and Asia with his wife, visiting India, Indochina, China and Japan, where he was particularly impressed by Japanese prints and screens.

Between the wars, he had a private mansion built in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. He entrusted the interior design and decoration to the artist Adrien Karbowsky, with whom he became friends and whose work he collected. Karbowsky introduced him to decorative painting, leading Billaudot to produce a series of decorative canvases to decorate the dining room of his mansion.

A deliberately discreet personality, George Billaudot never sought to exhibit or promote his work. His work, which has remained largely confidential, is preserved today within the circle of his descendants.