Paul-André Lemoisne (7 February 1875,

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- 19 June 1964,

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) was a French

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

, librarian, and member of the

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.Arnauld Doria, funeral speech, In: ''

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'', 1964-10, pg.292

Biography

His father was a doctor. He became a student at the

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and, in 1901, was awarded a diploma as an archivist-paleographer, for his thesis on François de Vendôme. Upon leaving the school, he took a position in the of the

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. In 1904, he was an assistant to his former teacher, Henri Bouchot, for an exhibition at the

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. This resulted in his becoming a trainee there. In 1907, he was named a member of the French Art Committee. He met his future wife, Suzanne, the granddaughter of illustrator

Paul Gavarni Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (13 January 1804 – 24 November 1866), a French illustrator, born in Paris. Early career Gavarni's father, Sulpice Chevalier, was from a family line of coopers from Burgundy. Paul b ...

, at a gallery showing by Henri Rouart. From 1925 to 1939, he was Chief Curator of the Cabinet, and served two terms as the President of the Association des bibliothécaires de France (1927-1928, and 1931-1933). He was also President of the

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, and the .Biographicla notes
from the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques @ La France Savante In 1945, he was elected to the

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, where he took Seat #4 in the "Unattached" section; succeeding the Vicomte de Castelnau. His best known publication is a

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of the works of

Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas is e ...

, in four volumes (1942-1949).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemoisne, Paul-Andre 1875 births 1964 deaths École Nationale des Chartes alumni French art historians Members of the Académie des beaux-arts People from Paris