Jacques Gay
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Jacques Gay was a French
painter
.
in Paris. He is a painter of genre works, a portraitist and a landscaping
, and painted many rural scenes. Friend of Ernest Hebert
, he was part of the painters group in Proveysieux
, with Jean Achard
and Théodore Ravanat
. He also attended the École dauphinoise.
He worked regularly at the Salon from 1878 to 1902. He painted Dauphiné
villages, inhabitants, and interiors with a realistic style and with a warm sensitivity.
His paintings can be seen at the Museum of Grenoble
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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...
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Biography
Jacques Gay was a pupil of Firmin Gauthier and Jean-Léon GérômeJean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.-Life:Jean-Léon Gérôme was born...
in Paris. He is a painter of genre works, a portraitist and a landscaping
Landscaping
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including:# living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape.#...
, and painted many rural scenes. Friend of Ernest Hebert
Ernest Hebert
Ernest Hebert is an American author. He is best known for the Darby series, five novels written between 1979 and 1990, about modern life in a fictional New Hampshire town as it transitions from relative rural poverty to being more upscale, almost suburban....
, he was part of the painters group in Proveysieux
Proveysieux
Proveysieux is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
, with Jean Achard
Jean Achard
Jean Alexis Achard was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Voreppe, Isère, into a farming family, Jean Alexis Achard was self-taught and started his career as a clerk for a lawyer. He began his apprenticeship by copying paintings at the Museum of Grenoble...
and Théodore Ravanat
Théodore Ravanat
Théodore Ravanat was a French landscape painter. Ravanat's work is mostly composed of Dauphiné landscapes...
. He also attended the École dauphinoise.
He worked regularly at the Salon from 1878 to 1902. He painted Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
villages, inhabitants, and interiors with a realistic style and with a warm sensitivity.
His paintings can be seen at the Museum of Grenoble
Museum of Grenoble
The Museum of Grenoble is a city museum of Fine Arts and antiques in the city of Grenoble in France.Located on the left bank of the Isère, place Lavalette, it is known both for its collections of ancient art for its collections of modern and contemporary art..-History:The Museum of Grenoble was...
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