Gaston Casimir Saintpierre (1833 - 1916)
[Gaston Saintpierre, G.C. Saintpierre, Gaston C. Saintpierre, Gaston Casimir Saint-Pierre]

Pupil of:

Cogniet and Jalabert

At the outpost of an Arab camp, the favorite slave girl of the Sheik, with his pet hound, the guardians of his tent, are on the outlook for their master's return from a hunting excursion. The artist, Gaston C. Saintpierre, is a native of Nimes, and studied art in Paris under Cogniet and Jalabert. He made various excursions into Algiers and the deserts of North Africa, from which he returned with a valuable collection of motives. He received his first medal in 1868, and the Legion of Honor in 1881.

"At the Fountain," by Gaston C. Saintpierre, is a study of an Algerian girl, one of his souvenirs of African travel.

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