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Full Name Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir Died 9 February 1916, Paris, France |
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Luigi Loir (22 December 1845, Goritz (Austria) (now Nova Gorica in Slovenia) – 9 February 1916, Paris) was a French painter, illustrator and lithographer.
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- Fran ois joseph luigi loir maler
- Biography
- Illustrated books
- Salons
- Works in public collections
- Gallery
- Bibliographie
- References

Biography

Luigi Loir was the son of Tancrède Loir François and Thérèse Leban, his wife, respectively valet and housekeeper of the French royal family in exile in Austria. Installed in the duchy of Parma in 1847, Luigi Loir studied at the school of Fine Arts of Parma in 1853. A landscape painter, his first known painting is Paysage à Villiers-sur Seine (1865), two years after his return to Paris. He became known for his ceiling paintings and worked with Jean Pastelot (1820–1870).

He realized some drawings for the biscuits brand LU and participated to the battles of Le Bourget during the Franco-Prussian War.
He was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1898
Illustrated books
Salons

Works in public collections

Gallery
Bibliographie
