Pierre Gaillardot

1910-2002

Pierre Gaillardot was born on August 2, 1910 in St. Florent (Yonne). He was a painter and watercolorist. He exhibited at many of the annual Paris Salons, of which he was also a member, including the Salon d’Automne, Salon des Indépendants, and Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He was the chief curator of the Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture a l’Eau. He held solo exhibitions in Paris, Cannes, Nice, Antibes, Dijon, and other towns. He received a number of awards, prizes, and gold medals.

Gaillardot was self-taught and painted a variety of subjects including boats, cycling races and polo players in bright colors with curiously executed brushwork.

Gaillardot died in 2002. He is listed in the Benexit Dictionary of Artists.