Daniel Sénélar (born 24 June 1925 in

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; died 15 March 2001 in Paris) was a French

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Biography

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(1900–1967) at the

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in Paris on 30 October 1947. He first worked under the supervision of Nicolas Untersteller and later under Maurice Brianchon (1899–1979) in 1949. In 1951 he received the Grand Prix de Rome. He took up residence from 1952 till 1955 at the Villa Medici.Digital Register of the Villa Medici, Académie de France in Rome
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. He became professor at the

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in 1967, a post he held for thirty years.

Works

His extensive work includes drawings, paintings and graphics. One of his most famous works is the painting "The Horse, Companion of Man" (1951), for which he received the Prix de Rome 1951. Daniel Sénélar has participated in the restoration works of the Palace of

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. * 1950 - Figure peinte (Painted figure) * 1950 - Entraînement des chevaux de course en hiver (Training of the race horses in winter); * 1951 - Le Cheval compagnon de l'homme (The Horse, Companion of Man) * Fresco at the "Bibliothèque Municipale de Neuilly", now House of Youth at the Place Parmentier in

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* 1952 - Joueurs de cartes dans un salon ou un café (card player in a tearoom or cafe) * 1955 - Le poisson (The Fish), private ownership.

Exhibitions

* 1977 - Picasso Museum at

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: ''the 50 last Grands Prix de Rome''

Museums

4 Works. * Villa Medici in

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Awards

* 1950 - Award Albéric Rocheron; First prize and Medal. * 1951 - Grand Prix de Rome 1951 for ''Le cheval compagnon de l'homme''. * 1952 - Fortin d'Ivry Award.

Students

* Anne Lambert from 1963 to 1968 * Sonia Tamer * Nathalie Troxler * Richard-Viktor Sainsily Cayol *

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Hugues Absil Hugues Absil (born 8 June 1961) is a French painter. Biography Born in 1961 in Paris, Hugues Absil studied in the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He learned painting and lithography with Abraham Hadad, and drawing with Daniel Sén ...

in 1990 * Marc Anderson (aka André Ronsmac from 1982 to 1989)

Literature

* Vladimir Velickovic, Daniel Sénélar. Preamble from François Wehrlin: ''Beaux-Arts 84''. École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Chapelle des Petits Augustins) Paris 1984. .

External links

Works of Daniel Sénélar at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris

"Le cheval compagnon de l'homme" from Daniel Sénélar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senelar, Daniel 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists 20th-century French sculptors French male painters French male sculptors Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Prix de Rome for painting Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts École des Beaux-Arts alumni 1925 births 2001 deaths