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Jules-Émile Zingg
Jules-Émile Zingg (25 August 1882– 4 May 1942) was a French Modernist painter known for his rural scenes. Biography He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs, in the mountainous Jura area of Eastern France, the son of a clockmaker and woodcutter. He started drawing at age four. There he began to paint the peasants and countryside. He studied the design of clocks before winning a scholarship to study at the Beaux-Arts school in Besançon under Félix-Henri Giacomotti in 1901. After a year he won a scholarship to study in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Fernand Cormon. He won second place in the Prix de Rome. His work was accepted at the Salon de Artistes Français. He studied with Paul Cézanne, who became a major influence on his work. After World War I he began to exhibit at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in a modernist style. At Perros-Guirec in Brittany he met the founders of Les Nabis: Maurice Denis, Paul Sérusier and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis (; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the transitional period between impressionism and modern art, he is associated with ''Les Nabis'', symbolism, and later neo-classicism."Denis, Maurice." Belinda Thomson, Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2014. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art. Following the First World War, he founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré (Workshops of Sacred Art), decorated the interiors of churches, and worked for a revival of religious art. Biography Early life Maurice Denis was born 25 November 1870, in Granville, Manche, a coastal town in the Normandy region of France. His father was of modest peasant origins; after four years in the army, he went to work at the railroad station. His mother, the daughter of a miller, worked as a seamstress. After their marriage in 1865, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosne-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours. Geography Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km northwest of Nevers. Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town. History Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of ''Condate'', but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory. Demographics As of 2018, the estimated population was 9,741. Notable buildings The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Bourdelle
The Musée Bourdelle ( en, Bourdelle Museum) is an art museum located at 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, located in the old studio of French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929). The museum is open daily, except Mondays. Admission to the permanent collections is free. The nearest metro stations are Falguière and Montparnasse-Bienvenüe. The museum preserves the studio of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle and provides an example of Parisian ateliers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was Bourdelle's active studio from 1885–1929. In 1922, Bourdelle began plans to turn his studio into a museum. In the early 1930s Gabriel Cognacq provided funds to purchase the studio and thus avoid dispersing the artist's remaining works. The museum was inaugurated in 1949, expanded in 1961 by architect Henri Gautruche, and again in 1992 by Christian de Portzamparc. A second Bourdelle garden-museum, in Égreville, was established by his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Des Beaux-Arts De Pont-Aven
The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven also known as Museum of Pont-Aven was created in 1985 with the support of the French Museum Department and the Finistère Conseil Général. The modern wing built in 1985 is reserved for exhibitions and the old wing, which was renovated in 1987, houses a historical reconstruction of Pont-Aven at the end of the 19th century as well as the permanent collection dedicated to the Pont-Aven School. History Some key dates marking the genesis of the museum *August 1939. First revival of interest in the artistic past of the city: the mayor of Pont-Aven unveils a commemorative plaque on the former Pension Gloanec, recalling the many artists' productive stay (Émile Bernard, Charles Filiger, Paul Gauguin, Paul Sérusier ... ). Alongside this symbolic gesture, the salons of the Hôtel Julia host an exhibition on Gauguin and the Pont-Aven group. *1953. Fiftieth anniversary of the death of Paul Gauguin: a retrospective exhibition is held, featuring his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée D'Art Moderne De Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (, Paris' Museum of Modern Art) or MAM Paris, is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy, Gaston Suisse, and Henri Matisse. It is located at 11, Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The museum is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since 1 January 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées. History Located in the eastern wing of the Palais de Tokyo and constructed for the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937, the museum was inaugurated in 1961. The museum reopened in October 2019 after a €10 million redesign by h2o architectes. Programs The museum collections include more than 15,000 works from art movements of the 20th century. Exhibitions highlight the European and international art scenes of the 20th century, as well as displaying monographic and thematic exhibiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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