François-Rupert Carabin
François-Rupert Carabin (born March 17 or 27, 1862 in Zabern / Alsace , † November 28, 1932 in Strasbourg ) was a French artist.
He is mainly known for his woodwork. However, he was also active as a bronze caster and goldsmith, cutting gems , minting medals and making ceramics. He made designs for the furniture industry and also used the then new medium of photography.
Because of the Franco-German war , his family left Alsace and moved to Paris. His teacher at the Paris École des dessins was Jacques Perrin . In 1884, Carabin founded together with Georges Seurat . Paul Signac and Albert Dubois-Pillet created the “ Société des artistes indépendants ”. Since 1891 he has exhibited regularly at the Société nationale des beaux-arts .
In 1920 he was appointed director of the École supérieure des Arts décoratifs in Strasbourg.
Publications
- Carabin François Rupert, École municipale des arts décoratifs, première décade, 1921–1930, Strasbourg, 1930, 30 p.
literature
- Karl Eugen Schmidt: A French Craftsman: François Rupert Carabin , 1899
Web links
- Literature by and about François-Rupert Carabin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about François-Rupert Carabin in the German Digital Library
- Entry in the directory of the Neue Pinakothek Munich
- Entry in the library of the Musée d'Orsay Paris
Individual evidence
- ↑ so the information in the French Wikipedia
- ↑ so the information in the documentation of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carabin, François-Rupert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1862 or March 27, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zabern / Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1932 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |