Marc Alfred Chataud (17 August 1833,
Marseille – 11 May 1908,
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
) was a French
Orientalist painter.
Life and work
He was the son of a banker and initially studied law. For several years, he was employed by an insurance company in Paris. Eventually, he decided to became an artist and was a student of
Émile Loubon
Émile Charles Joseph Loubon (12 January 1809, Aix-en-Provence - 3 May 1863, Marseille) was a French painter, known for his panoramic landscapes of Provence, featuring figures and animals.
Biography
He was the son of Noël Augustin François L ...
at his drawing school in Marseille, from 1857 to 1860. He completed his studies back in Paris, in the studios of
Charles Gleyre.
His family owned real estate in Algeria, so he visited there several times, beginning in 1856. He finally settled near
Sidi Moussa in
Algiers Province in 1892.
In the
Salons of 1864 and 1865, he exhibited his first Orientalist paintings. At first, he was influenced by the melodramatic works of
Henri Regnault. Later, he adopted a realistic style; painting scenes from daily life.
In 1897, he was one of the founders of the "Société des Artistes Algeriens", and became its deputy chairman in 1904. Together with
Hippolyte Lazerges and
Joseph Sintès
Joseph Sintès (1829, Alaior – 1913, Algiers) was a Spanish-born painter who lived in Algeria. He is known for his urban scenes and landscapes in Orientalist style.
Biography
His family emigrated to Algeria in the early 1830s during a perio ...
, he helped establish the "Algerian School" of painting.
Sources
* André Alauzen, ''Dictionnaire des peintres et sculpteurs de Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur'', Éditions Jeanne Laffitte, 1986, Marseille,
* Lynne Thornton, ''Les Orientalistes, peintres voyageurs'', ACR Éditions Poche Couleur, 1994, Courbevoie,
* Dominique Lobstein: "Chataud, Marc Alfred". In: ''
Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon'', Vol.18, Saur, 1997, , pg.311
External links
More works by Chataud@ ArtNet
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1833 births
1908 deaths
French painters
French Orientalist painters
Artists from Marseille
People of French Algeria