Évariste Carpentier
Évariste Carpentier (* 2. December 1845 in Kuurne , West Flanders ; † 22. September 1922 in Liege ) was a Belgian painter of the Post-Impressionism .
Live and act
Carpentier came from a family of small farmers. Since his teacher became aware of his artistry, he tried to get a scholarship . In 1861, Carpentier was accepted by Henri de Pratere (1815-1890) as a student at the Kortrijk Academy of Art .
Just three years later, Carpentier moved to the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp , where he became a student of Nicaise de Keyser . Carpentier continued to stand out for his artistry and was recognized for it the following year. The award included, among other things, the permission to set up an own studio in the academy.
In 1872 Carpentier left the art academy and opened an independent studio in Antwerp. Since there were regular visitors there - including from the academy - a kind of artists' circle soon emerged, in which Jan van Beers , Emile Claus , Frans Hens and Theodoor Verstaete were represented. Carpentier shared his studio with his colleague between 1874 and 1877. Emile Claus.
A leg injury from his youth was troubling Carpenter again and again and by 1877 doctors were already talking about amputation. Carpentier gave up his apartment and workshop in Antwerp and returned to his family in Kuurne. He was cared for there for the next three years and slowly he was able to use his leg again. Because of the climate, Carpentier went to the south of France in 1879 on the advice of his doctor . On his return trip the following year, he visited his friend and colleague Jan van Beers in Paris . He invited him to stay and also made his studio available to him.
In 1881 Carpentier's health was restored to the point where he could move without crutches. In the meantime he had rented an apartment on Boulevard de Clichy and opened his own studio there. In 1884 Carpentier discovered open-air painting for himself . In 1886 he returned to Belgium and settled in Brussels .
In 1888 Carpentier married Jeanne Smaelen in Verviers ( Province of Liège ) and had five children with her; including the later entomologist Fritz Carpentier (1890–1978). In 1890 he and his family settled in Overijse ( province of Flemish Brabant ).
In 1896 he received a large gold medal at the International Art Exhibition in Berlin . In January 1897, Carpentier was appointed to succeed Émile Delperée (1850-1896) at the Liege Academy. This vocation was discussed very controversially in the city, as Carpentier was not also from Liège. In 1904 he was also elected president of this academy. From 1905 he finally lived officially in Liège.
During the First World War the academy almost came to a standstill. Although he suffered from health problems, Carpentier was one of the first to start a fresh start there. In 1919 he gave up all his offices and retired into private life. He died in Liège on September 12, 1922, where he found his final resting place.
reception
Carpentier found his own style early on. He achieved his first successes with genre scenes from the " Golden Age ". At the same time, the first scenes from rural life were created during this time. During his time in the Midi the focus of his work was more on sketches and drafts, later in Paris he soon became a favorite of established citizens. The focus of this period was on "historical scenes" from the Chouannerie , the Vendée uprising , and the French Revolution .
From 1884 he was seen near the Barbizon School . By his own admission, he saw himself influenced by Jules Breton and Jules Bastien-Lepage . Between 1886 and 1896 Carpentier repeatedly traveled through Belgium and France and devoted himself increasingly to landscape painting .
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Works (selection)
- La jeune vachère en Ardenne .
- Les étrangères .
- Chouans en embuscade .
- Chouans en dérouté .
- La baignade interdite .
- Mer you north .
- La laveuse de navets .
- Les canards .
- L'Hôtel Curtuis, quai de Maestricht .
- Mme Roland à la prison Sainte-Pelagie .
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit (Ed.): Dictionnaire des artistes. Volume 3, Gründ, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-7000-3073-7 .
- Norbert Hostyn, Patrick Berko (Eds.): Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 and 1875 . Berko Editions, Knokke-Zonte 1995, ISBN 90-74524-06-0 .
- Serge Goyens de Heusch: L'impressionisme et la Fauvisme en Belgique . Ludion, Brussels 1990.
- Annicka Lemoine: Évariste Carpentier (1845-1922) . Edition Mecenart, Brussels 1994.
- Edmond L. de Taeye: Les artistes belges contemporaine. Leur vie, leurs œuvres. leur place dans l'Art . Castaigne, Brussels 1894.
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| SURNAME | Carpentier, Évariste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian post-impressionist painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuurne , West Flanders |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1922 |
| Place of death | Liege |