François-Adolphe Grison
François-Adolphe Grison (born June 17, 1845 in Bordeaux , † April 10, 1914 in Chêne-Bougeries ) was a French landscape, portrait and genre painter who worked in Switzerland.
Grison was a student of Justin Lequien. He came to Geneva in 1868 and worked there as a freelance artist.
He dealt with oil easel painting and enamel painting. He painted genre scenes, often in Rococo costumes, portraits and landscapes.
literature
- Grison, Francois-Adolphe . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 15 : Gresse – Hanselmann . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1922, p. 56 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Commons : François-Adolphe Grison - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Adolphe Grison. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Grison, François-Adolphe in: SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland (digitized version)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grison, François-Adolphe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French landscape, portrait and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1914 |
| Place of death | Chêne-Bougeries |