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Guillaum Seignac (25 September 1870 – 2 October 1924) was a French
* ''An Afternoon Rest''
* ''Admiring Beauty''
* ''Beauty at the Well''
* ''Confidence''
* ''Cupid And Psyche''
* ''Cupid Disarmed''
* ''Cupid's Folly''
* ''Diana Hunting''
* ''Faunesse''
* ''Innocence''
* ''L'Abandon''
* ''La Libellule''
* ''La Paresseuse''
* ''Loves Advances''
* ''Nude on the Beach''
* ''Nymph''
* ''Nymph at the Fountain''
* ''Nymph With Cupids''
* ''Pierrot's Embrace''
* ''Psyche''
* ''Reflections''
* ''The Awakening of Psyche''
* ''The Fragrant Iris''
* ''The Muse''
* ''The Wave'
* ''Vanity''
* ''Venus And Cupid''
* ''Virginity''
* ''Young Woman Naked on a Settee''
* ''Young Woman of Pompeii on a Terrace''
Gallery
at Museum Syndicate Academic art Artists from Rennes 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists Académie Julian alumni 1924 deaths 1870 births 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub
Guillaum Seignac (25 September 1870 – 2 October 1924) was a French academic
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...
painter.
Childhood
Guillaume was born in Rennes in 1870, and died in Paris in 1924. He started training at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he spent 1889 through 1895. He had many teachers there, includingGabriel Ferrier
Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847 in Nîmes – 6 June 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter and orientalist.
Biography
His father was a pharmacist. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he worke ...
, William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female ...
, and Tony Robert-Fleury
Tony Robert-Fleury (1 September 18378 December 1911) was a French painter, known primarily for historical scenes. He was also a prominent art teacher, with many famous artists among his students.
Biography
He was born just outside Paris, and st ...
.
Career
In addition to his training in the academic style, much of Seignac's work displayed classical themes and style, for example, his use of diaphanous drapery covering a woman's body is reminiscent of classical style, in particular the sculptorPhidias
Phidias or Pheidias (; grc, Φειδίας, ''Pheidias''; 480 – 430 BC) was a Greek sculptor, painter, and architect. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias also designed the stat ...
. In 1897, Guillaume Seignac regularly exhibited at the Salon and won several honors, including in 1900 honorable mention and in 1903 a Third Class medal.
List of paintings
* ''An Afternoon Rest''
* ''Admiring Beauty''
* ''Beauty at the Well''
* ''Confidence''
* ''Cupid And Psyche''
* ''Cupid Disarmed''
* ''Cupid's Folly''
* ''Diana Hunting''
* ''Faunesse''
* ''Innocence''
* ''L'Abandon''
* ''La Libellule''
* ''La Paresseuse''
* ''Loves Advances''
* ''Nude on the Beach''
* ''Nymph''
* ''Nymph at the Fountain''
* ''Nymph With Cupids''
* ''Pierrot's Embrace''
* ''Psyche''
* ''Reflections''
* ''The Awakening of Psyche''
* ''The Fragrant Iris''
* ''The Muse''
* ''The Wave'
* ''Vanity''
* ''Venus And Cupid''
* ''Virginity''
* ''Young Woman Naked on a Settee''
* ''Young Woman of Pompeii on a Terrace''
References
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*Gallery
at Museum Syndicate Academic art Artists from Rennes 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists Académie Julian alumni 1924 deaths 1870 births 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub