Henri-Achille Zo (2 December 1873, Bayonne9 September 1933, Onesse-Laharie) was a French painter and illustrator of

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ancestry. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Biography

He began as a pupil of his father, the painter

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, who was Director of the . Later, he studied with

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and Albert Maignan at the

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in Paris. He and his father were considered to be the founders of the style that came to be known as the "Bayonne School", which featured scenes from Spain and bullfighting tableaux. He was awarded a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle (1900), which resulted in his receiving a government travel grant the following year. From 1897, he was a regular exhibitor at the Salon and won the National Prize in 1905. He also held regular showings with the "Société des Amis des Arts de Bordeaux". In Paris, he created decorative works at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique and at the , which was constructed as a memorial to the victims of the fire at the Bazar de la Charité. For many years, he was a professor at the Académie Julian. In 1903, he received the , for

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, then the Prix Trémont, awarded by the

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. In 1910, he was named a Knight in the Legion of Honor.Documentation
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'' by

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, the ' by

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, ''À la Mer'' by Paul Margueritte and ''La Cigarette'' by Jules Clarétie. He was killed in an automobile accident near Onesse-Laharie. His works may be seen at the , Musée Bonnat-Helleu, and the Musée d'Orsay, among many others.

Selected works

File:Zo-Patio.jpg, The Patio (Siesta) File:Zo-Bullfight.jpg, Bullfight Scene File:Henri Achille Zo-La pelote Basque à Pasajes de San Juan.jpg,

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File:Zo-Arena.jpg, People in the Arena

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