Paul Camille Guigou (15 February 1834 – 21 December 1871) was a French landscape painter.
Guigou was born in Villars, Vaucluse in a wealthy family of farmers and notaries. He studied painting in Apt and later with Émile Loubon in Marseille. From 1854 to 1861, he worked as a notary clerk in Marseille. In 1863, after Loubon's death, he left Marseille for Paris, where he lived for most of his life. He frequented Café Guerbois, a regular location of many future impressionist painters.
Guigou painted mostly Provence landscapes using oil and watercolour. His early art was influenced by Loubon, and later by the Barbizon school and Gustave Courbet. He did not gain widespread recognition during his lifetime, and was often met with indifference at public exhibitions. Unable to survive financially from his own paintings, he also worked as an art tutor and critic.
He died in Paris at the age of 37 from a stroke. After his death, his pieces generally fell from the public eye for around thirty years until the Centennial Exposition of French Art in 1900, where he was rediscovered. His paintings can be found on public display in Paris and Marseille.
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Some of their strengths
Paul Guigou has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Ambitious, Altruistic, Intellectual, Analytical, Innovative, Strong, and Honest.
Idealistic and Altruistic
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Paul Guigou is someone who is an idealist and an altruist who possesses an innovative, intellectual, and analytical mind, and who approaches life in an optimistic and easygoing manner. A person who seems to identify with family, heritage and ancestry.
Adaptable and Versatile
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Ambitious and Forceful
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A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Inquisitive and Progressive
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Altruistic and Innovative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Paul Guigou tends to be someone who sacrifices things for the good of others and wants to do "good" in the world. Who is often thought of as an innovator or rebel who thrives when trying to chase a breakthrough of some sort, who has a clear and sound mind, and who can be charming and sociable.
Some of Paul Guigou's challenges
While Paul Guigou has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Paul Guigou can be Rebellious, Stubborn, Emotionally Distant, Idle, Complicated, Brusque, and Relentless.
Rebellious and Emotionally Distant
One of Paul Guigou's key challenges is that they are someone who can be rebellious and emotionally distant.
Relentless and Inflexible
Paul Guigou is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Serious and Callous
Finally, Paul Guigou also can be too giving, come across as too "high and mighty", and can have a hard time expressing feelings.
