UPDATE 02/2023 – All Chailloux pieces have sold and Charlie is sad again!
French artist Chailloux is considered to be one of the finest still life painters of recent times, after studying in the School of Superior Design, Boulevard de Bellville and Paris. Through his career, he received many awards, exhibited his work all over the world and his work was even gifted to the City of Paris and the Museum of the Ile-de-France where it is held in permanent collections.
That said, if you just take a second to look at his work, you can really see the accuracy and reality of his still life’s. In his later work, he experiments with different items and introduced new colour schemes to his pieces. However, in his popular earlier work, he brilliantly depicts vases, fruits, glass and silverware with the lighting outlined so perfectly. That said, his work with fruit is particularly sought after by collectors and some say the fruit he paints is so real that sometimes you feel like you gain one of your 5 day from simply looking at the artwork! Maybe, that is not 100% correct but I guess you understand the premise! Although, Charlie is currently looking at his work with strawberries in our showroom and he says he can not only taste the fruits but he has just subconsciously put the strawberry stalks in the bin!
Within the Ing family; Chailloux is also well known for his effect on a young Charlie Ing, when aged 7. Situated above the fireplace of his childhood home in Kent was a Chailloux still life of apples with a kiwi to the right side of this green and tasty piece of fruit. A young Charlie would often stand and stare at the work (when he was not misbehaving!). However, sadly Paul Ing says he did not know this fact and decided to sell it to an art collector in Hampshire. Selling it… and this caused Charlie to cry for hours! Fortunately, Charlie now has 4 pieces of work by Chailloux to enjoy in his Barnard Castle showroom to stop such tears from reappearing, but will they appear again when somebody visits to buy them all!?!?!?
Please do take a look at Chailloux’s work that is currently in stock and for sale at Ingnet Antiques! (Below).
