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The name Luigini has a firm hold on French artistic life. Ferdinand's father, Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906), was a leading composer of ballets and operas. His sister was a concert harpist, and his nephew, Jean Tardieu (1903-1995), became a great poet. Ferdinand-Jean Luigini studied art in Paris under Emile Verhaeren. He began exhibiting his landscapes and architectural drawings in Paris in 1892 with the Salon des Artistes Francais*. Within a few years, his art was regularly shown in London, Brussels, Amsterdam, and New York. Ferdinand-Jean Luigini was as famous for his large-coloured aquatints* as for his watercolours. The work is in good condition, the passepartout needs to be replaced as it has yellowed.