William Laparra
William Julien Emile Edouard Laparra (25 November 1873, Bordeaux - 5 September 1920, Valle de Hecho) was a French painter of portraits and genre scenes. The composer, Raoul Laparra, was his younger brother. Biography His father, Joseph Edouard Laparra (1850-?), was a merchant who originally came from Spain. He began his artistic education at the École de Dessin de Bordeaux then, in 1892, went to Paris to study at the Académie Julian, where his instructors included William Bouguereau, Tony Robert-Fleury and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. He was awarded the Prix de Rome at the age of twenty-two for his painting depicting the Pool of Bethsaida.Biography, in: Gérald Schurr and Pierre Cabanne, ''Dictionnaire des petits maîtres de la peinture'', Paris, Les éditions de l'Amateur, 2008 In 1902, he married Franciszka Wanda Landowska (1879-1904); sister of the sculptor Paul Landowski. He also became acquainted with the painter, Ignacio Zuloaga, who was then living in Paris, and exhibi ...
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Laparra La Piscine De De Bethsaïda
Laparra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * María Teresa Laparra (1901–1988), Guatemalan activist and First Lady * Miguel Laparra (born 1962), Spanish politician and sociologist * Raoul Laparra (1876–1943), French composer * William Laparra William Julien Emile Edouard Laparra (25 November 1873, Bordeaux - 5 September 1920, Valle de Hecho) was a French painter of portraits and genre scenes. The composer, Raoul Laparra, was his younger brother. Biography His father, Joseph Edouar ...