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Emmanuel Hector Zamor (c. 1840, Bahia - 1917/1919, Créteil?) was a Brazilian-born painter who lived in France. He specialized in landscapes and
Benezit Dictionary of Artists
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@ the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. As soon as he was old enough, he began to study music and drawing. He later attended the
In 1860, he returned to Salvador and his painting took on tropical tones and colors. Unfortunately, a fire in his home destroyed most of this early work. When his adoptive father died in 1862, he returned to France for the funeral and remained there the rest of his life.
After this point, there are numerous gaps in his life story. A photograph of him, attributed to the famous French photographer
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Unsourced biographical details which may be original research. {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamor, Emmanuel 1840s births 1910s deaths 19th-century Brazilian painters 19th-century Brazilian male artists 20th-century Brazilian painters 20th-century Brazilian male artists Académie Julian alumni Brazilian emigrants to France Orientalist painters
still life
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s in the style of the Barbizon school.
Biography
As a child, he was apparently abandoned at the "Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia" inSalvador
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. He was adopted by a French couple, Pierre Emmanuel and Rose Zamor, and was taken to France in 1845./ref>Brief biography
@ the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. As soon as he was old enough, he began to study music and drawing. He later attended the
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...
, where he received his first exposure to contemporary trends in art.
In 1860, he returned to Salvador and his painting took on tropical tones and colors. Unfortunately, a fire in his home destroyed most of this early work. When his adoptive father died in 1862, he returned to France for the funeral and remained there the rest of his life.
After this point, there are numerous gaps in his life story. A photograph of him, attributed to the famous French photographer Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of Aircraft#Heavier-than-air – aerodynes, h ...
, would seem to indicate more than a little public recognition. He and his wife, however, were reported to be living in such poverty that he had to burn his paintings and canvases as firewood during the winter; a story which, if true, would help to account for the small number of his known works. He is also referred to as a set designer, although no specific projects are cited.
His first true recognition came in 1984, when a Brazilian art dealer "discovered" his works on auction at Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...
in Paris and bought all 37 paintings being offered. They were put on display a year later at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo. A show at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado followed in 1990.
References
Further reading
*Pietro Maria Bardi
Pietro Maria Bardi (La Spezia, February 21, 1900 – São Paulo, October 10, 1999) was an Italian writer, curator and collector, mostly known for being the Founding Director of the São Paulo Museum of Art in Brazil.
Bardi started his career in ...
, Lisetta Levi, & Ernestina Karman, ''Emmanuel Zamor'', Museu de Arte de São Paulo (1985)
* José Roberto Teixeira Leite, ''Pintores negros do oitocentos''. São Paulo: Edições K (1988)
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