Gaston Bussière (painter)
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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
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before entering the école des beaux-arts de Paris where he studied under Alexandre Cabanel and
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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
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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

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buissiere, Gaston 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