Gustave Garaud

Gustave Césaire Garaud (25 July 1844, Toulon – 23 June 1914, Nice) was a French painter of landscapes, in traditional style.

He opened a workshop in Paris, dividing his time between painting there, in Provence and in Brittany.

Although he never became famous, he enjoyed a good reputation among collectors and was able to organize two exhibits of his own, at the Cercle Volney, in 1891 and 1900.

Inspired by these travels, he illustrated several books dealing with the Far East, notably L'Indochine française contemporaine : Cochinchine, Cambodge, Tonkin et Annam, by Albert Bouinais [fr] and Armin Paulus.

As he grew older, he decided to leave Paris and settle in Nice, where he established a studio and taught drawing.