Gaston Bussière (April 24, 1862, in
Cuisery – October 29, 1928 or 1929, in
Saulieu) was a French
Symbolist painter and illustrator.
Biography
Bussière studied at l'Académie des Beaux-Arts in
Lyon
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before entering the
école des beaux-arts de Paris where he studied under
Alexandre Cabanel and
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Ar ...
. In 1884, he won the
Marie Bashkirtseff prize.
He was close to
Gustave Moreau. He found inspiration in the theatre works of
Berlioz (''La Damnation de Faust'') as well as
William Shakespeare
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and
Richard Wagner
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. He became in demand as an illustrator, creating works for major authors. He illustrated
Honoré de Balzac's ''
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes'' published in 1897, ''Émaux et camées'', written by
Théophile Gautier, as well as
Oscar Wilde
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's ''
Salomé''. He also illustrated several works by
Flaubert.
An associate of
Joséphin Péladan, the founder of the
Rose-Croix esthétique, Bussière exhibited his works at
Salon de la Rose-Croix over two years.
Many of his works are on exhibit at the
Musée des Ursulines in
Mâcon.
Gallery
File:BUSSIERE Gaston - Yseult la blonde.jpg, '' Yseult the Blonde''
File:Jeanne d'Arc - Gaston Bussière.jpg, ''Jeanne d'Arc
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''
File:Gaston Bussière - Leilah.jpg, ''Leilah'' (1913)
File:Gaston Bussière - Umarmung in Abendlicht.jpg, ''Embrace in Evening Light'' (1927)
File:Gaston Brussiere23.jpg, ''Isolde: La Princesse Celte'' (1911)
File:Bussiere Revelation.jpg, ''The Revelation: Brünnhilde discovering Sieglinde and Siegmund'' (1894)
File:Bussiere Ophelia.jpg, '' Ophelia'' (circa 1900)
File:Gaston Brussiere25.jpg, '' Viviane and Merlin'' (circa 1900)
File:Gaston Brussiere22.jpg, ''Elsa and Lohengrin'' (1910)
File:Bussiere Tristan et Iseult.jpg, '' Tristan and Iseult'' (1911)
References
External links
Inventory of paintings by Gaston Bussière on the French Ministry of Culture database JocondeA biography is available through the Burgundy museums Website
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19th-century French painters
French male painters
20th-century French painters
20th-century French male artists
French Symbolist painters
French illustrators
1862 births
1920s deaths
École des Beaux-Arts alumni
Symbolist artists
Symbolist painters
19th-century French male artists