Auguste de Châtillon

Auguste de Châtillon (born January 29, 1808 in Paris , † March 26, 1881 ibid) was a French sculptor, painter and writer.

In 1831, at the age of 23, Châtillon made his debut as a painter at the major exhibition in the Paris Salon . When he became aware of him there, the writer Gérard de Nerval commissioned him to decorate his apartment; The showpiece was the paneling of a large salon.

Between 1844 and 1851 Châtillon held in New Orleans ( Louisiana on). He then returned to France and settled again in Paris. From that time on, Châtillon devoted himself almost exclusively to literature. Through his friendship with Théophile Gautier , he also came into contact with many other Parnassians . With his anthology "Chant et poésie" Châtillon made a successful debut as a writer in 1855. Gautier wrote a commendable preface to it.

But neither in painting nor in literature could Châtillon repeat his initial successes. Impoverished and almost forgotten during his lifetime, Châtillon died in very poor circumstances eight weeks after his 73rd birthday in his apartment on Place Breda.

Works (selection)

as a painter

• Léopoldine Hugo . 1836
• Le petit Ramoneur . 1832
• Théophile Gautier . 1839
• Victor Hugo et son fils Francois-Victor . 1836

as an author

• A la grand'pinte. Poèsies . 1860
• Chant et poésie . 1855
• Les poésies . 1886

Settings

Benjamin Godard set the poem Chinoiserie to music in the 2nd movement of his Symphonie orientale, op.84

literature

• Oliver de Gourcuff: Auguste de Châtillon . In: La Plume, May 1, 1913, pp. 662-664

Web links

Commons : Auguste de Châtillon  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Auguste de Châtillon  - Sources and full texts (French)