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Eugène Béjot (31 August 1867 – 28 February 1931) was a French
Grove Art Online
/ref> Béjot's work is inextricably linked to Paris. He made many etchings of the
Eugène Béjot (31 August 1867 – 28 February 1931) was a French etcher
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...
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Biography
Béjot was born inParis
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
and studied there at the Académie Julian
The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...
. He learnt to etch with Henri-Gabriel Ibels
Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936) was a French illustrator, printmaker, painter and author.
Biography
He was born in Paris and studied at the Académie Julian along with artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. At the beginning of ...
in 1891. Béjot's technical skills were already apparent in his 1892 first commissioned series, ''La Seine a Paris''. He then firmly established his reputation with his widely acclaimed ''La Samaritaine'', which was exhibited at the Peintres-Graveurs exhibition in Paris in 1893./ref> Béjot's work is inextricably linked to Paris. He made many etchings of the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
, as well as of the quays and buildings of Paris. His delicate use of light evokes the city's atmosphere.
Béjot was very highly regarded in England. In 1908, he was elected to the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), known until 1991 as the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, is a leading art institution based in London, England. The Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, as it was originally styled, was ...
in London. He also became a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
in 1912. He died in Paris in 1931.
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Further reading
*''Grove Dictionary of Art'', ed. Jane Turner (1996), article by Etrenne Lymberg, vol. 3, pp. 522–523. *''Benezit Dictionary of Artists'', Gründ, 2006, vol. 2, p. 45. *''L’Oeuvre gravée d’Eugène Béjot'', Paris: J. Laren, 1937. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bejot, Eugene 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists 19th-century French male artists Knights of the Legion of Honour 1867 births 1931 deaths French etchers 20th-century etchers Académie Julian alumni Painters from Paris 20th-century French printmakers