Eugène Chiquet
Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet , called Eugène Chiquet (born September 8, 1863 in Limeray , Indre-et-Loire department , † around 1935) was a French painter and engraver.
Life
Chiquet studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris , mostly with Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont ( copper engraving ) and Alexandre Cabanel ( oil painting ). With the support and help of his teachers, he was able to take part in the major annual exhibition of the Salon de Paris from 1885 .
In 1886 a painting by Chiquet was awarded the Prix de Rome and two years later he was awarded a second grand prix . Between 1890 and 1925, Chiquet regularly took part in the major exhibitions of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris and was also awarded a silver medal in 1903.
Works (selection)
- L'automne , 1930 (a reinterpretation of Gustave Courbet 's work of the same name)
literature
- Eugène Chiquet . In: L'art pour tous , vol. 32 (1888), August.
- Chiquet et EBA . In: L'Artiste / 8. Série , (1888), issue 2, ISSN 0240-2750
- 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 1999ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiquet, Eugène |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chiquet, Eugène Marie Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Limeray |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1935 |