Gabriel Loire
French painter
Died when: 92 years 248 days (1112 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Gabriel Loire (April 21, 1904 – December 27, 1996) was a French stained glass artist of the twentieth century whose extensive works, portraying various persons or historical scenes, appear in many venues around the world.
He founded the Loire Studio in Chartres, France which continues to produce stained glass windows.Loire was a leader in the modern use of "slab glass" (French: dalle de verre), which is much thicker and stronger than the stained glass technique of the Middle Ages.
The figures in his windows are mostly Impressionistic in style.
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