All the charm of pastoral France was softly and timelessly captured within Chailloux’s paintings. He delighted in collecting French provincial pottery and his studio was filled with the finest examples. This provided limitless opportunities for their use in his compositions. He labeled each vase or pot meticulously and stored them all in an extremely large cabinet beside his easel. The charmingly depicted rustic fruits captured within his paintings and his beautiful floral subjects were often taken directly from his gardens or carefully selected from the local market. Chailloux always captured the essence of nature and followed the seasons diligently. His compositions display a poetic softness, blending muted colours with bursts of intense pigment. He strived to create truth to nature and artistic perfection on his canvases, leaving a lasting legacy we all continue to enjoy.

Chailloux’s studio was an Aladdin’s cave of treasures, priceless for the passion and history of each object, from a piece of lace, to a doll made by his wife, they were all captured on canvas at one point or another in his pictures. Chailloux’s garden was always buzzing and alive with insects and birdsong, in no small part due to the plants he grew from seed. Amongst these was the fascinating honesty plant with its amazing transparent seed pods, resembling silver coins, hence the French name of “Monnaie du Pape.” The paintings in which it features are a special treasure. Herbert Fuller, of Gladwell & Company in London, came across Chailloux’s paintings in the Paris Salons of the 1950s and acquired his charming still lifes over many years. For over forty years, Herbert’s son Anthony paid regular visits to Chailloux’s studio, firstly in Paris and then subsequently at his home in the countryside near Dourdan, and he cherishes his memories of their time together.