Georges Dufrénoy
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Georges Dufrénoy was a French post-Impressionist
painter
associated with Fauvism
.
, France. His family lived at 2 Place des Vosges
in Paris in a historic 17th century building in which he lived all his life. Dufrénoy went to school at the Oratoriens Catholic school (école Massillon, 2 quai des Célestins, Paris 4ème) from age 5 to 17. At 17, after some hesitation between the study of architecture and painting, Dufrénoy chose to become a painter.
Dufrénoy studied with Jean-Paul Laurens
at the Académie Julian
from 1887. In 1890 he began a period of two years as the only pupil of Désiré Laugier, from whom he learned a great deal. His early works which he started showing in 1895 were very much influenced by Impressionism
.
In 1902 he made his first trip to Venice
, a place he fell in love with and would return to almost every year until 1939, except during World War I. He discovered the great Venetian masters Titian
, Tintoretto
and Veronese
. Art critic Marius-Ary Leblond wrote that his Venice works "follow in the great tradition of the Venetian Masters, he puts himself in the direct line of succession to the Italians; he remains an opulent and aristocratic Venetian in his works."
He started participating in major shows, among them the Salon International de Reims in 1903 (with three canvases); and in 1904 the Salon des Indépendants
. He became a member of the Salon d'Automne
, of which he would later become a committee member and a board member and to which he remained faithful until his last years. Bernheim-jeune (an important Paris art merchant) bought his "Rue à l'omnibus" at the Salon des Indépendants.
In 1905 he traveled to Italy to paint with his friend Pierre Girieud. In 1907 Marius-Ary Leblond published a very positive review of Dufrénoy's work, and ranked him among the best in his generation.
His gallerist from then on was Druet, who also supported artists such as Bonnard
, Derain
, Friesz
, Marquet
, and Vuillard
. After Druet closed in 1934 his main gallerist was Katia Granoff.
On 29 January 1914 he married Marguerite de Baroncelli-Javon. She was the sister of Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon
and of the filmmaker Jacques de Baroncelli
. Folco was a well known "manadier" who raised bulls for bullfights on his estate in Camargue and befriended Buffalo Bill
. Along with Marguerite, who was queen of the Félibrige
from 1906 to 1913, Folco was a friend of provençal poets Mistral and Joseph d'Arbaud
. Georges and Marguerite had two daughters and two sons.
Georges fought during World War I and continued painting and selling his works successfully afterwards. He participated in shows such as the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne
. He received the Carnegie Prize
in 1929 and was a member of the jury for the Prix de Rome
.
The occupation of France in 1940 was a great sadness to him and he died heartbroken in Salles-en-Beaujolais
in 1943.
:
- Musée National d'Art Moderne - Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg
):
Vue de Sienne 1907
- Palais de Tokyo
:
Nature morte à la Langouste 1930
- Musées de la ville de Paris:
- Maison Victor Hugo de Paris:
La maison Victor Hugo à Bruxelles 1933
- Musée Toulouse-Lautrec d'Albi:
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
:
Nature morte au faisan 1928
- Musée de la ville de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines:
Les Tuileries
of Fine Arts:
L'omnibus Bastille-Madeleine 1906
- National Museum of Serbia
:
Nature morte aux fleurs 1935
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
:
La nature morte au violon 1929
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
:
La Place des Vosges 1928
- Chrysler Foundation - Detroit (Michigan):
La place de la Bastille
- Musée National des Beaux-Arts d'Alger:
Place des Vosges
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand:
Vue de Sienne
- Musée royal d'art moderne à Bruxelles:
Nature morte au piano-forte et au violon
- Pushkin Museum
of Fine Arts:
- Hermitage Museum
:
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Fry used the term when he organized the 1910 exhibition Manet and Post-Impressionism...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
associated with Fauvism
Fauvism
Fauvism is the style of les Fauves , a short-lived and loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism...
.
Biography
He was born in ThiaisThiais
Thiais is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin Theodasium or Theodaxium, meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner....
, France. His family lived at 2 Place des Vosges
Place des Vosges
The Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...
in Paris in a historic 17th century building in which he lived all his life. Dufrénoy went to school at the Oratoriens Catholic school (école Massillon, 2 quai des Célestins, Paris 4ème) from age 5 to 17. At 17, after some hesitation between the study of architecture and painting, Dufrénoy chose to become a painter.
Dufrénoy studied with Jean-Paul Laurens
Jean-Paul Laurens
Jean-Paul Laurens , was a French painter and sculptor, and one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style.Born in Fourquevaux, he was a pupil of Léon Cogniet and Alexandre Bida...
at the Académie Julian
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
from 1887. In 1890 he began a period of two years as the only pupil of Désiré Laugier, from whom he learned a great deal. His early works which he started showing in 1895 were very much influenced by Impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
.
In 1902 he made his first trip to Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, a place he fell in love with and would return to almost every year until 1939, except during World War I. He discovered the great Venetian masters Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
, Tintoretto
Tintoretto
Tintoretto , real name Jacopo Comin, was a Venetian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso...
and Veronese
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
. Art critic Marius-Ary Leblond wrote that his Venice works "follow in the great tradition of the Venetian Masters, he puts himself in the direct line of succession to the Italians; he remains an opulent and aristocratic Venetian in his works."
He started participating in major shows, among them the Salon International de Reims in 1903 (with three canvases); and in 1904 the Salon des Indépendants
Société des Artistes Indépendants
—The Société des Artistes Indépendants formed in Paris in summer 1884 choosing the device "No jury nor awards" . Albert Dubois-Pillet, Odilon Redon, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac were among its founders...
. He became a member of the Salon d'Automne
Salon d'Automne
In 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Angele Delasalle and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon...
, of which he would later become a committee member and a board member and to which he remained faithful until his last years. Bernheim-jeune (an important Paris art merchant) bought his "Rue à l'omnibus" at the Salon des Indépendants.
In 1905 he traveled to Italy to paint with his friend Pierre Girieud. In 1907 Marius-Ary Leblond published a very positive review of Dufrénoy's work, and ranked him among the best in his generation.
His gallerist from then on was Druet, who also supported artists such as Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of Les Nabis.-Biography:...
, Derain
André Derain
André Derain was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse.-Early years:...
, Friesz
Othon Friesz
Achille-Émile Othon Friesz who later called himself just Othon Friesz , a native of Le Havre, was a French artist of the Fauvist movement....
, Marquet
Albert Marquet
Albert Marquet was a French painter, associated with the Fauvist movement.-Life and work:Marquet was born in 1875 at Bordeaux. In 1890 he moved to Paris to attend the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, where he met Henri Matisse. They were roommates for a time, and they influenced each other's work...
, and Vuillard
Édouard Vuillard
Jean-Édouard Vuillard was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Nabis.-Early years and education:...
. After Druet closed in 1934 his main gallerist was Katia Granoff.
On 29 January 1914 he married Marguerite de Baroncelli-Javon. She was the sister of Marquis Folco de Baroncelli-Javon
Folco de Baroncelli-Javon
Folco de Baroncelli-Javon , was a French writer and cattle farmer. As an influential gardian , he is an important figure in the traditional lifestyle and culture of the Camargue region of southern France.-Family and childhood:Though born in Aix-en-Provence, Falco de Baroncelli-Javon was baptised...
and of the filmmaker Jacques de Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s....
. Folco was a well known "manadier" who raised bulls for bullfights on his estate in Camargue and befriended Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US...
. Along with Marguerite, who was queen of the Félibrige
Félibrige
The Félibrige is a literary and cultural association founded by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote Occitan language and literature...
from 1906 to 1913, Folco was a friend of provençal poets Mistral and Joseph d'Arbaud
Joseph d'Arbaud
-Biography:Born in Meyrargues, he was schooled by Jesuits in Avignon, then studied law in Aix.After spending a few years with young writers from Aix-en-Provence, he left for Camargue and became a bull-herder.In 1918 he became a chief figure in Félibrige....
. Georges and Marguerite had two daughters and two sons.
Georges fought during World War I and continued painting and selling his works successfully afterwards. He participated in shows such as the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne
Salon d'Automne
In 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Angele Delasalle and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon...
. He received the Carnegie Prize
Carnegie Prize
The Carnegie Prize is an international prize for artists, awarded by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The prize should not be confused with the Carnegie Medal, which is awarded for children's literature....
in 1929 and was a member of the jury for the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
.
The occupation of France in 1940 was a great sadness to him and he died heartbroken in Salles-en-Beaujolais
Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais
Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-External links:*...
in 1943.
French museums
- Musée du LuxembourgMusée du Luxembourg
Musée du Luxembourg is a museum in Paris, France. It occupies the east wing of the Palais du Luxembourg, whose matching west wing originally housed Ruben's Marie de' Medici cycle. Since 2000 it has been run by the French Ministry of Culture and the Senate and is devoted to temporary exhibitions...
:
- Le Palais Pisani à VeniseVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
- Le violon 1926
- Portail de palais à VeniseVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
1930
- Musée National d'Art Moderne - Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
):
Vue de Sienne 1907
- Palais de Tokyo
Palais de Tokyo
The Palais de Tokyo is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris...
:
Nature morte à la Langouste 1930
- Musées de la ville de Paris:
- Le vieille Hôtel Fieubet à Paris 1935
- Intérieur 1936
- La villa Paradiso à Gênes 1938
- Maison Victor Hugo de Paris:
La maison Victor Hugo à Bruxelles 1933
- Musée Toulouse-Lautrec d'Albi:
- Place des VosgesPlace des VosgesThe Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...
un jour de pluie - Saint Etienne la Varenne en Beaujolais
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
The Fine arts Museum of Nantes is an art museum in Nantes, France.The museum was created in 1801 with the purchase of the Cacault collection and was located in is actual Palais des Beaux-Arts since 1900....
:
Nature morte au faisan 1928
- Musée de la ville de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines:
Les Tuileries
Other museums
- Pushkin MuseumPushkin Museum
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour....
of Fine Arts:
L'omnibus Bastille-Madeleine 1906
- National Museum of Serbia
National Museum of Serbia
The National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Serbia. It is located in Republic Square, Belgrade, Serbia. The museum was established on May 10, 1844. Since it was founded, its collections have to over 400,000 objects including many foreign masterpieces...
:
Nature morte aux fleurs 1935
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are four museums that are operated by the Carnegie Institute headquartered in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
:
La nature morte au violon 1929
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England.Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee...
:
La Place des Vosges 1928
- Chrysler Foundation - Detroit (Michigan):
La place de la Bastille
- Musée National des Beaux-Arts d'Alger:
Place des Vosges
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand:
Vue de Sienne
- Musée royal d'art moderne à Bruxelles:
Nature morte au piano-forte et au violon
External links
- La Réunion des musées nationaux (French National Museum):- Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour....
of Fine Arts:
- Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
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