Émile Friant
Émile Friant (born April 16, 1863 in Dieuze in Lorraine , France , † June 9, 1932 in Paris ) was a French painter.
Life
Émile Friant began his training at the School of Drawing and Painting in Nancy (École de dessin et de peinture de Nancy). He first exhibited at the local art exhibition when he was fifteen. He continued his studies in Paris, in the studio of the painter Alexandre Cabanel . At the age of twenty he won the Prix de Rome for his painting Œdipe maudissant son fils Polynice (Oedipus cursed his son Polynice ) (1883).
As a painter of naturalism , he mainly created portraits and everyday scenes. Like many of his contemporaries, he used photography as a means by which he could better grasp reality.
In 1889 at the World Exhibition in Paris his painting La Toussaint ( All Saints' Day ) was shown with great success and received the gold medal.
He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor . After this award, he received numerous portraits from personalities from politics and society. In 1889 he painted the paintings Portrait de Mysette Wiener dans un salon and La discussion politique .
In 1923 Émile Friant was elected to succeed François Flameng in the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
Works (excerpt)
Oil painting
- Autoportrait (self-portrait), 1878, Musée de la Cour d'Or, Metz
- Pose entre amis or Le repos des artistes , 1880, private collection
- Anvers. Maison sous la neige , 1886/1887, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Le Steen d'Anvers , 1886/1887, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Aux alentours du Sport Nautique , 1884, private property
- Toëra, tunisienne lavant , 1887, private property
- Le déjeuner des canotiers , 1887, Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, Nancy
- Jeune Nancéienne dans un paysage de neige , 1887, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Idylle sur la passerelle , 1888, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Portrait de Mystte Wiener dans un salon , 1889, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- L'ivresse, Coquelin Ainé dans le rôle de Don Annibal dans L'aventurière d'Emile Augier , Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy (several other portraits of the actor Coquelin Ainé in private ownership)
- La lutte , 1889, Fabre Museum, Montpellier Agglomération
- La discussion politique , 1889, private collection
- La Toussaint , 1889, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Ville au bord du fleuve , 1891, private property
- Le repas frugal , 1894, private property
- L'Etudiante , 1923, privately owned
Lead drawings
- Portrait du peintre Bussières , 1904, city of Dieuze
- Portrait du dessinateur Jean-Louis Forain , Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
- Portrait de Jean Scherbeck , 1928, private collection
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Friant, Émile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dieuze , Lorraine , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1932 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |