Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant

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Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, around 1880

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant , actually Jean-Joseph Constant , (born June 10, 1845 in Paris ; † May 26, 1902 ibid) was a French painter and graphic artist ( etching ).

Life

Constant - known as Benjamin-Constant - became a half-orphan in 1847. Since his mother had died, he came to Toulouse ( Haute-Garonne ) to live with his aunts. There he became a student of Jules Garipuy at the École des Beaux-Arts . With his support he came back to his hometown in 1866 and was there a. a. Taught by Alexandre Cabanel at the École des Beaux-Arts.

Together with his friend and colleague Georges Clairin , Benjamin-Constant went on a study trip through Spain in 1870 . When the situation improved again after the Franco-Prussian War , he undertook - again with Clairin - an extended trip through Morocco .

In 1888 Benjamin-Constant was appointed to succeed the late Gustave Boulanger at the Académie Julian and five years later he was accepted as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts . During these years Benjamin-Constant took part in the major annual exhibitions of the Salon de Paris several times and was also awarded a Medal of Honor in 1896. One of his students was Angèle Delasalle , who portrayed him several times (1901 and 1902).

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant died 15 days before his 57th birthday on May 26, 1902 in Paris, where he also found his final resting place.

reception

The impressions of his trip to Spain and his role model Eugène Delacroix can be traced back to Benjamin-Constant's early works. But at the latest with his pictures, which were taken during his stay in Morocco or afterwards, Benjamin-Constant is considered an important representative of Orientalism in France.

Independent of this, he soon became a sought-after portraitist . He had also decorated important public spaces several times in collaboration with colleagues.

Honors

Works (selection)

Oil paintings
  • Judith
  • Les nuits arabes .
  • Les Chérifas .
  • La Favorite de l'émir . 1879.
  • Odalisque . 1882.
  • Le harem marocain . 1882.
  • Le soir sur les terrasses . 1892.
Portraits
Ceiling painting
  • gallery

  • Arabes assis (1877)
    Dahesh Museum

  • Les nuits arabes
    Private collection

  • Marchand de tapis à Tanger (1883)
    Private collection

  • Odalisque (1882)
    Private collection

  • Le sultan du Maroc à la prière
    Private collection

  • Entrée de Mehmed II in Constantinople (1876)
    Private collection

  • La favorite d'émir (1879)
    US Naval Academy Museum

literature

  • Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. New edition Grund, Paris 1999 ff., Volume?, P.?.
  • Jean-Paul Crespelle: Les maîtres de la Belle Epoque. Hachette, Paris 1966, pp.?.
  • Gérald Schurr, Pierre Cabanne: Dictionnaire des petits maîtres de la peinture. Edition l'amateur, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-85917-378-1 , p.?.
  • Clara C. Stranahan: A history of French painting from its earliest to its latest practice. Including an account of the French academy of painting, its salons, schools of instruction and regulations. Sampson, Low, Marston, London 1889, p. (outdated).

Web links

Commons : Benjamin-Constant  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Saunier: Angèle Delasalle: Portrait de Benjamin Constant . In: Anthologie d'art français . Larousse, Paris 1912, p. 12 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME Benjamin-Constant, Jean-Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Constant, Jean-Joseph (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1902
Place of death Paris , France