Sold at Auction: Georges-Jules-Ernest Binet

(b Le Havre, 1865; d Toulon, 1949) French painter. Binet painted both in Paris and in Normandy, capturing scenes of modern, everyday life. A pupil of Francois Cormon and Raphael Collin, he is known for his nature paintings depicted in varying atmospheres. In 1906, Binet exhibited at the Colonaile and from 1889 until 1939 at the National Society of Fine Art. In addition to being knighted in 1937, Binet was honored with a variety of awards and medals in his lifetime.