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Frank Charles Peyraud (1 June 1858,
In 1881, at the age of twenty-two, for reasons unknown, he went to the United States with his brother Paul and decided that Chicago would be a good place for an architect. He was, however, initially employed as a cyclorama painter, having been rejected by the architectural firm of William Le Baron Jenney, apparently due to inadequate English language skills.Biography
@ the Schwartz Collection. Soon, he began studies at the
@ ArtNet. In 1891, he became involved in retouching a famous
@ AskArt. That same year, he and the landscape painter, Arthur Feudel (1857-1929) established a studio in Rockford. He also painted murals; notably in 1896 at the new Peoria Public Library, together with Hardesty Gilmore Maratta (1864-1924), an artist and paint manufacturer. For several years after, he returned there periodically to teach drawing classes. He was a charter member of the
Despite failing eyesight, he continued to paint. His last exhibition was in 1948, just before his death, at the Chicago Galleries Association. He died during a family reunion.
Detailed biography
@ the Illinois Historical Art Project * Wendy Greenhouse, "Frank C. Peyraud", in ''Chicago Modern, 1893–1945: Pursuit of the New'' (exhibition catalog),
"Artists of Chicago, Past and Present"
by C. J. Bulliet. #5, Frank Charles Peyraud
More works by Peyraud
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Peyraud, Frank 1858 births 1948 deaths 19th-century American painters American landscape painters Swiss emigrants to the United States 20th-century American painters ETH Zurich alumni
Frank Charles Peyraud (1 June 1858, Bulle, Switzerland
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- 1 May 1948, Highland Park, Illinois
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)Biography by Nancy Peyraud @ the Illinois Historical Art Project, was an American landscape painter of French-Swiss origin. He worked in a modified Impressionistic
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
style and was one of the first artists to focus on landscapes in the Midwest.
Biography
He displayed an early interest in art, but his father advised him to pursue a more practical education. He began his preliminary studies for architecture at theCollège Saint-Michel
Collège Saint-Michel (German: Kollegium St. Michael) is a Gymnasium school located in Fribourg, Switzerland. It was established in 1582 by the Jesuit order as a boys' school.
Personalities Rectors
* Pierre Michel (1582–1888)
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, and completed them, rather perfunctorily, at the Polytechnikum in Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
. Later, at the urging of friends, he spent two years at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris.
In 1881, at the age of twenty-two, for reasons unknown, he went to the United States with his brother Paul and decided that Chicago would be a good place for an architect. He was, however, initially employed as a cyclorama painter, having been rejected by the architectural firm of William Le Baron Jenney, apparently due to inadequate English language skills.Biography@ the Schwartz Collection. Soon, he began studies at the
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...
; participating in their first exhibit in 1888.Biography@ ArtNet. In 1891, he became involved in retouching a famous
panorama
A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ...
by Paul Philippoteaux
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (27 January 1846 – 28 June 1923) was a French artist. He is best known for a cyclorama illustrating the Battle of Gettysburg.
Life and career
Paul Philippoteaux was born in Paris, the son of the French artist ...
depicting the "Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Po ...
", when it was being prepared for an exhibit in Chicago. He continued to perform this type of work throughout the 1900s and was involved in several projects that did not come to fruition. He never took it seriously and referred to it as "potboiling".Biography@ AskArt. That same year, he and the landscape painter, Arthur Feudel (1857-1929) established a studio in Rockford. He also painted murals; notably in 1896 at the new Peoria Public Library, together with Hardesty Gilmore Maratta (1864-1924), an artist and paint manufacturer. For several years after, he returned there periodically to teach drawing classes. He was a charter member of the
Chicago Society of Artists
The Chicago Society of Artists is a non-profit organization. The "CSA is the oldest continuing association of artists in the United States. Since its inception and incorporation in 1889, the Chicago Society of Artists has had two primary objectives ...
, and helped found the Cosmopolitan Club and the Society of Western Artists.
His first wife, Angela Morand, also an emigrant from Switzerland, whom he had married in 1885, died in 1899 of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
. In 1906, he married Elizabeth Krysher (1872-1961), a portrait painter and illustrator. In 1919, they settled in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, but also travelled extensively. He returned to Switzerland with his wife in 1921 and stayed there for three years, once again travelling, throughout Europe, before coming back to Chicago.
Despite failing eyesight, he continued to paint. His last exhibition was in 1948, just before his death, at the Chicago Galleries Association. He died during a family reunion.
References
Further reading
Detailed biography
@ the Illinois Historical Art Project * Wendy Greenhouse, "Frank C. Peyraud", in ''Chicago Modern, 1893–1945: Pursuit of the New'' (exhibition catalog),
Terra Museum of American Art
The Terra Museum of American Art was an art museum founded by Chicago businessman Daniel J. Terra in Evanston, Illinois in 1980. The museum was relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1987. During its tenure, the museum presented more than 200 exhibi ...
, 2004
External links
"Artists of Chicago, Past and Present"
by C. J. Bulliet. #5, Frank Charles Peyraud
More works by Peyraud
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Peyraud, Frank 1858 births 1948 deaths 19th-century American painters American landscape painters Swiss emigrants to the United States 20th-century American painters ETH Zurich alumni