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Francis Tattegrain (11 October 1852, Péronne - 1 January 1915, Arras) was a French Naturalist painter.
Place Tattegrain
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Francis Tattegrain (11 October 1852, Péronne - 1 January 1915, Arras) was a French Naturalist painter.
Biography
He was born into a family with a long history in the legal profession. His father, President of the Court ofAmiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
, allowed him to study painting on the promise that he would also study law, which he did, eventually earning a doctorate.
His interest in art originated in 1865, when his parents built a summer cottage in the seaside village of Berck
Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer (, literally ''Berck on Sea''), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. It lies within the Marquenterre regional park, an ornithological nature reserve.
Geography
Situa ...
. This happened to be a favorite spot for the painter Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic
Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic (17 December 1839 – 27 October 1889) was a French artist, archaeologist and patron of the arts. He was styled as ''Vicomte Lepic'' until his father's death in 1875, when he succeeded to the title of ''Comte Lepic''. ...
. Encouraged by Lepic and his older brother , who had become a sculptor, he entered the Académie Julian in 1877, where he studied under Jules Lefebvre
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (; 14 March 183624 February 1911) was a French figure painter, educator and theorist.
Early life
Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Be ...
and Gustave Boulanger
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (25 April 1824 – 22 September 1888) was a French figurative painter and academic artist and teacher known for his Classical and Orientalist subjects.
Education and career The Néo-Grecs and the Prix de Rom ...
. In 1879, two of his works were presented at the Salon and he continued to exhibit regularly there until 1914.
He later established a studio in Berck and specialized in maritime-related paintings. One of his favorite spots was Authie Bay and he became associated with group of painters known as the "École de Wissant" that gathered at the home of Henri and Marie Duhem. He became a Knight in the Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in 1889 and received numerous public commissions, including works for the awards ceremonies at the Exposition Universelle (1900). Many of his works were published as postcards. He also did illustrations for works by Dumas and Rostand.
According to General Edmond Just Victor Boichut (1864-1941), in his memoirs, Tattegrain died "...la palette à la main..., au champ d’honneur, alors qu’il reconstituait, sous les obus, l’esquisse du beffroi d’Arras". (palette in hand...on the battlefield...under fire, while sketching the belfry in Arras).
Streets were named after him in Amiens, Berck, and Péronne. A square in Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C ...
also bears his name, and a square is Paris is dedicated jointly to him and his brother Georges.@ Linternaute.com
References
Further reading
* Fernand Bertaux, "Francis Tattegrain", in ''Les Artistes Picards'', éditions Chevalier, Paris, 1894. * Gaston-Louis and Patrick Wintrebert, "Tattegrain", in ''Arras et l'art au XXe siècle, dictionnaire des peintres et sculpteurs, 1800-1914'', Arras, 1987 * Joseph Uzanne, "Francis Tattegrain", in ''Figures contemporaines, Album Mariani'', vol.IV, Paris. * F. Barre, "Francis Tattegrain peintre de la mer", in ''L'envol du pays de Somme'', #28, March 1997. * Claire Montaigne, ''Francis Tattegrain'', exhibition catalog (2007)External links
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