Jean-Eugène Buland (26 October 1852 in Paris – 18 March 1926 in

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) was a French

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Biography

The son of an engraver, Buland entered the

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under the tutelage of

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. His earliest works were

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paintings of antique scenes, but he quickly turned towards depicting scenes of everyday life. He used photographs in order to paint with realism. He received the Second Grand Prix de Rome two years in a row, in 1878 and 1879. His participation in the

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led to several awards: an honorable mention in 1879, a third-place medal in 1884, followed by a second-place medal in 1887. At the World's Fair in Paris in 1889 he was honoured with a silver medal. He was inducted into the

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in 1894. He profited from the commissions he received from major institutions such as the Musée du Luxembourg, and other museums in the provinces. He painted several panels of the Salon of Sciences at the

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and decorated the ceiling of the city hall at

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. The Museum of Fine Arts of

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, which held his work ''Mariage Innocent'' (''Innocent Marriage''), devoted a retrospective to him from October 19, 2007, to January 19, 2008, publishing a catalogue for the occasion. He was the brother of Jean-Émile Buland (1857–1938), an engraver and winner of the 1880

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Works

*''Offrande à la Vierge'' (''Offering to the Virgin''), 1879 *''Offrande à Dieu'' (''Offering to God''), 1880 *''L'annonciation'' (''The Annunciation''), 1881 *''Les Fiancés'' (''The Fiancés''), 1881 *''Jésus chez Marthe et Marie'' (''Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary''), 1882 * ''Mariage innocent'' (''Innocent Marriage''), 1884 Musée des Beaux-Arts de

*''La Visite lendemain de noces'' (''The Visit Following the Wedding''), 1884 *''L'annonciation'' (''The Annunciation''), 1885 *''The Restitution à la Vierge'' (''The Restitution to the Virgin''), 1885 *''C'est Celui-là'' (''It's That One''), 1886 *''Les Héritiers'' (''The Heirs''), 1887, Bordeaux Museum *''Un Patron'' (''The Lesson of the Apprentice''), 1888,

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, Stockholm *''Propagande'' (''Propaganda''), 1889,

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*Auguste au tombeau d'Alexandre'' (''Augustus at the Tomb of Alexander''), Musée d'Orsay *''Déjeuner Des Laveuses'' (''Lunch of the Washerwomen''), 1900 *''Conseil municipal et commission de Pierrelaye organisant la fête'' (''Municipal and Commission Advice of Pierrelaye organizing the celebration''), 1891, Hôtel de ville de Pierrelaye Val-d'Oise *''Un jour d'audience'' (''A Day of Audience''), 1895, Chi Mei Museum,

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*''Bretons en prière'' (''

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in prayer''), 1889, Museum of Fine Arts,

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*''Le Tripot'' (''The Casino''), 1883, Museum of Fine Arts, Quimper *''Flagrant délit'' (''Flagrant Crime''), 1893, Museum of Fine Arts, Quimper *''Bonheur des parents'' (''Parent's Happiness''), 1903

Selected paintings

Jean Eugène Buland Almosen eines Bettlers 1880.jpg, Jean Eugène Buland ''

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of a Beggar'', 1880 Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne - Mariage innocent 1884 - Jean-Eugène Buland.jpg, ''Mariage innocent'' (Innocent marriage), 1884 Musée des beaux-Arts de

Jean-Eugène Buland - L'offrande (1885).jpg, ''Offering to the

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'', 1885 Un Patron, by Jean-Eugène Buland.jpg, ''Un Patron'', or ''The Lesson of the Apprentice'' (1888) File:Eugène Buland - Le Christ chez Marthe et Marie - PDUT1562 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris.jpg, ''

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in the house of Mary and Martha'', 1882 File:Jean-Eugène Buland - La Lecture (1901).jpg, ''Reading'', 1901

Sources

*Cathy Pays, ''Eugène Buland 1852-1926 : Aux limites du réalisme'', Éditions PanamaMusées, October 2007 ()
Legion of Honour File of Jean-Eugène Buland

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buland, Jean-Eugene 1852 births 1926 deaths Painters from Paris 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century French male artists