Auguste Joseph Delécluse (1855–1928) was a French painter and educator, known for his

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and

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paintings. He founded the

Académie Delécluse The Académie Delécluse was an atelier-style art school in Paris, France, founded in the late 19th century by the painter Auguste Joseph Delécluse. It was exceptionally supportive of women artists, with more space being given to women students ...

Biography

Auguste Joseph Delécluse was born 23 April 1855 in

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, France. He studied with

Jean-Joseph Weerts Jean-Joseph Weerts (1 May 1846, Roubaix - 28 September 1927, Paris) was a French painter of Belgian origin who worked in the Academic art, Academic style. Biography His father was a mechanical engineer who gave him his first introduction to dra ...

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, and Paul-Louis Delance. Delécluse first participated in the

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in 1880. The Académie Delécluse was an atelier-style art school in Paris founded by Auguste Joseph Delécluse in the late 19th century.Butlin, Susan
''The Practice of Her Profession: Florence Carlyle, Canadian Painter in the Age of Impressionism''
vol. 1. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 2009. Delécluse died on 13 December 1928 in Paris.

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1855 births 1928 deaths People from Roubaix French still life painters French salon-holders {{France-painter-19thC-stub