The Académie Delécluse was an

atelier An atelier () is the private workshop or studio of a professional artist in the fine or decorative arts or an architect, where a principal master and a number of assistants, students, and apprentices can work together producing fine art or v ...

-style art school in Paris, France, founded in the late 19th century by the painter

Auguste Joseph Delécluse Auguste Joseph Delécluse (1855–1928) was a French painter and educator, known for his still life and portraiture paintings. He founded the Académie Delécluse. Biography Auguste Joseph Delécluse was born 23 April 1855 in Roubaix, France. ...

. It was exceptionally supportive of women artists, with more space being given to women students than to men.

History

The academy was founded by the French painter Auguste Joseph Delécluse in the late 19th century, and seems to have been in business starting in either 1884 or 1888. The school moved locations several times before establishing a permanent location in

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on the 84 Rue Notre Dame des Champs. Like the

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, Académie Colarossi, and

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, this school accepted women students. Men and women were trained separately, and it had two studios for women and only one for men. This proved to be particularly popular among English and American women artists. During its heyday, it was one of the four best-known ateliers in Paris, but its influence and ability to attract good students waned in the early 20th century. The main professors were Georges Callot,

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, and Auguste Joseph Delécluse himself."Académie Delécluse
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(from 1892 to 1899) was also part of the faculty, teaching watercolor.

Notable alumni

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