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Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (7 January 1852 – 3 July 1929), was one of the leading French artists of the naturalist school.
He was born in Paris, the son of a tailor, and was raised by his grandfather after his father emigrated to Brazil. Later he added his grandfather's name, Bouveret, to his own.
He became one of the leading French artists of the naturalist school and painted several paintings depicting Brittany. From 1869 he studied at the
File:The Burial of Manon Lescaut by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret.png, ''The Burial of
Biography
He was born in Paris, the son of a tailor, and was raised by his grandfather after his father emigrated to Brazil. Later he added his grandfather's name, Bouveret, to his own.
He became one of the leading French artists of the naturalist school and painted several paintings depicting Brittany. From 1869 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts (; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centur ...
under Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel (; 28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. According to ''Diccionario Enciclopedi ...
and Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The ra ...
. From 1875 he exhibited at the Salon, where in 1880 he won the first-class medal for the painting "An Accident" and a medal of honour in 1885 for "Horses at the Watering Trough". From the 1880s Dagnan-Bouveret along with Gustave Courtois, maintained a studio in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a fashionable suburb of Paris. By that time he was recognized as a leading modern artist known for his peasant scenes, but also for his mystical-religious compositions. His large-scale painting "The Last Supper" was exhibited at the Salon de Champ-de-Mars in 1896. He was one of the first to use the then new medium of photography to bring greater realism to his paintings. In 1891 he was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour and in 1900 he became a member of the Institut de France. A number of his pictures were purchased by the British art collector George McCulloch
George McCulloch (February 22, 1792 – April 6, 1861) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
George McCulloch was born in Maysville, Kentucky. Upon the death of his ...
, including The Madonna and Child 1880, Dans Le Foret, and a copy of La Cene (The Last Supper).
Works
Manon Lescaut
''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a Ma ...
'', 1878
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Orpheus' Sorrow.jpg, ''Orpheus
Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with J ...
' Sorrow'', 1876
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - A Young Man and Woman Gaze Out a Window.jpg, ''A Young Man and Woman Gaze Out a Window'', 1877
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Le petit Savoyard mangeant devant l'entrée d'une maison (1877).jpg, ''The Little Savoyard Eating in front of an Entrance to a House'', 1877
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Wedding in the Photographer’s Studio.jpg, ''Wedding in the Photographer’s Studio'', 1879
File:Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret - An Accident - Walters 3749.jpg, ''An Accident'', 1879
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Gustave Courtois dans son atelier.jpg, ''Sulking - Gustave Courtois
Gustave-Claude-Étienne Courtois, also known as Gustave Courtois (; 18 May 1852 in Pusey, Haute-Saône – 1923 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French painter, a representative of the academic style of art.
Life
Courtois was born 18 May 1852 i ...
in his studio'', 1880
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Blessing of the Young Couple Before Marriage (1880-1881).jpg, ''Blessing of the Young Couple Before Marriage'', 1880–81
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Jeune femme en rose avec son enfant.jpg, ''Young Woman in Pink with her Child'', 1882
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Hamlet and the Gravediggers.jpg, ''Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
and the Gravediggers'', 1883
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - The Duet.jpg, ''The Duet'', 1883
File:Madonna of the Rose MET 06.1233.2.jpg, ''Madonna of the Rose'', 1885
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Le pain bénit.jpg, ''The Sacramental Bread
Sacramental bread, also called Communion bread, Eucharistic bread, the Lamb or simply the host ( la, hostia, lit=sacrificial victim), is the bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist. Along with sacramental wine, it is one of two elemen ...
'', 1885
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - A Woman from Bern, Switzerland.jpg, ''A Woman from Bern, Switzerland'', 1887, portrait of the artist's wife
File:Dagnan Bouveret Les Conscrits.jpg, ''The Conscripts'', 1889
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Watercolourist in the Louvre.jpg, ''Watercolourist in the Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...
'', c. 1889
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - In the Meadow.jpg, ''In the Meadow'', 1892
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret-Dans la forêt-Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy.jpg, ''In the Forest'', 1892
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Christ and the Pilgrims at Emmaus.jpg, ''Christ and the Pilgrims at Emmaus
Emmaus (; Greek: Ἐμμαούς, ''Emmaous''; la, Emmaus; , ''Emmaom''; ar, عمواس, ''ʻImwas'') is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before tw ...
'', 1898
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Consolatrix Afflictorium.jpg, ''Consolatrix Afflictorium'', 1899
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Ophelia.jpg, ''Ophelia'', 1900
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - On the Summit.jpg, ''On the Summit'', 1903
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Chimères.jpg, ''Chimères''
File:Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret - Willows by a Stream - 24.216 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, ''Willows by a Stream'', 1908
File:Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Marguerite au sabbat.png, ''Marguerite au Sabbat'', 1911
See also
*Sara Page
Sara Wells Page (1855–1943) was a British artist, portrait and figurative painter, of the Victorian and Edwardian period. During her lifetime she was widely exhibited at Parisian salons and British galleries, including the Royal Academy of Ar ...
(1855–1943), his student.
References
Further reading
*Gabriel P.Weisberg. ''Against the Modern: Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition''. New York:Dahesh Museum of Art
The Dahesh Museum of Art is the only museum in the United States devoted to the collection and exhibition of European academic art of the 19th and 20th century. The collection, located in Manhattan, New York City, originated with Lebanese writer ...
, 2002.
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal 1852 births 1929 deaths Painters from Paris 19th-century French painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French portrait painters French genre painters French male painters Prix de Rome for painting École des Beaux-Arts alumni Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Members of the Ligue de la patrie française Honorary Members of the Royal Academy 19th-century French male artists