Fernand Pelez

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Fernand Pelez around 1901

Fernand Pelez , actually Ferdinand Emmanuel Pelez de Cordova , (born January 18, 1848 in Paris , † August 7, 1913 there ) was a French painter of Spanish origin.

Life

Pelez came from a family of artists. His grandfather came from Spain and settled in Paris as a painter. His father, Fernand Pelez the Elder (1820–1899), worked as a painter and his uncle Raymond Pelez (1815–1874) as a draftsman and illustrator. The painter Chalumeau (actually Raymond Pelez, 1838-1894) was his older brother.

Pelez received his first artistic lessons from his father and with his support he later became a student of Alexandre Cabanel at the École des Beaux-Arts . After some initial successes, Pelez's artistic work turned into a financial disaster around 1880 because he could no longer sell anything.

With the help of his teachers - above all Alexandre Cabanel - Pelez was able to take part in the large annual exhibition of the Salon de Paris in 1896 . He exhibited his picture L'Humanité , which was not recognized by the jury or the public. Disappointed, Pelez withdrew almost completely. He continued to paint, but strictly refused to exhibit or sell his paintings.

Fernand Pelez died forgotten on August 7, 1913, at the age of seventy, in Paris, where he found his final resting place.

reception

Pelez was not long in the shadow of his teacher Alexandre Cabanel. His work was dedicated to realism . Almost a hundred years later, Pelez was rediscovered. In the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris , he was devoted 2009/2010 with great success a major retrospective.

Works (selection)

La Vachalcade from 1896, 1896. Large format picture in the care of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.
  • Grimaces et Misères , 1888.
  • Un martyr ou le marchand de violettes
  • Tireurs d'arc .
  • Le parade des humbles .
  • Blanchisseuse endormie .
  • Adam et Eve .

literature

  • Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, vol. 10 . New edition Grund, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-7000-3080-X .
  • Isabelle Collet: Grimaces et misère. Le retour des peintures de Fernand Pelez au Petit Palais . In: La revue des musées de France , Vol. 55 (2005), pp. 70-76, ISSN  0035-2608 .
  • Jane van Nimmen: Fernand Pelez (1848–1913), “la parade des humbles”, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, September 24, 2009–17. January 2010 . In: Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide. A journal of 19th century visual culture , Vol. 9 (2010), ISSN  1543-1002 .
  • Robert Rosenblum: Fernand Pelez, or the other side of the post-impressionist coin . In: Moše Baraš (ed.): Art, the ape of nature. Studies in honor of HW Janson . Abrams, New York 1981, pp. 707-7118, ISBN 0-8109-1153-1 .
  • Jean-Pierre Sanchez: "Ces mensonges colorés qui font songer à un fard de la misère". Réalite de la misère et vérité de la peinture; la peinture de Fernand Pelez exposée dans les Salons des années 1880 et nous . In: Les cahiers d'histoire d'art , Vol. 7 (2009), pp. 114-126, ISSN  1763-0894 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To be seen today at the Petit Palais in Paris; Size: 221 cm × 625 cm.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Pelez, Fernand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pelez, Ferand; Cordova, Ferdinand Emmanuel Pelez de (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter of Spanish origin
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1913
Place of death Paris