François Cachoud

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François Charles Cachoud (born October 23, 1866 in Chambéry , Savoy , † January 29, 1943 in Saint-Alban-de-Montbel) was a French painter of atmospheric night landscapes.

biography

At the suggestion of the watercolorist Ernest Fillard, Cachoud began an apprenticeship as a painter with Benedict Molin at the École de Peinture in Chambéry. In 1883 he was employed by the road and bridge administration. He then began to study painting at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts under Jules-Élie Delaunay and Gustave Moreau .
He shared the apartment in Montparnasse with his friend from Chambéry, the sculptor Mars Vallett (1869–1957).

His first works already showed landscapes in the light of twilight or by moonlight. François Cachoud remained true to this genre all his life. He seldom created portraits and still lifes.
He made his debut at the Salon des artistes français in 1891 and was awarded the Troyon Foundation Prize. Two years later he received an honorable mention and a prize from the Academy of Savoy at the same salon.
In 1901 he was commissioned by the Ministry of the Navy to create decorative panneaux for the passenger ship La Savoye . He also created posters for the PLM railway company

Cachoud married the pianist Rosine Veleine from Pas-de-Calais. In 1910 his country house, Le Grillon , was built in Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, a village on the shores of Lake Aiguebelette, where he is also buried.

Honors, memberships

  • His works were awarded a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 .
  • He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Savoy in 1903.
  • Creation of an association called Friends of François Cachoud.

Web links

literature

  • M.Wantellet, A. et R. Dutel: François Cachoud (1866-1943) , Hebert d'Uckermann Foundation, 1985

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Presentation of the Les amis de François Cachoud association

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Cachoud, François
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cachoud, François Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French landscape painter of nocturnal mood pictures
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Chambery
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1943
Place of death Saint-Alban-de-Montbel