Painting Les gardiens de la place by Herambourg Xavier | Painting Figurative Landscapes Urban Life style Oil

The artist was born in Burgundy with a love of design. As a boy he saw the world around him through the eyes of an aesthete. He spent long holidays in North Italy which stirred his inner artist soul. Paintings by Fantin-Latour and Canova at his aunt's house turned his world upside down. They sparked his love for art and the 18 year old enrolled at Beaune Fine Arts School to learn the basics. His career in graphic design saw him work in a form of art but he couldn't resist the call of painting. He followed his gut and said goodbye to marketing and international business to devote his life to ar