Louis Gaidan (French, 1847-1925)

Louis Gaidan was born in Nîmes, southern France in 1847 to the wealthy banking family of the same name. Gaidan studied in Paris with the painter Jean Jalabert and later in Nîmes with the painter Paulin Bertrand. Known for his light filled landscape paintings en plein air depicting his native southern France, his oeuvre followed the Post-Impressionist movement of the time. He adapted aspects of Paul Cézanne’s technique such as using small repetitive brushstrokes to create the appearance of solid form. He debuted at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris in 1887 and continued to exhibit there until 1903.