Gabriel Ferrier
Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier , signature Gabriel-Ferrier , (born September 29, 1847 in Nîmes , † June 6, 1914 in Paris ) was a French painter .
Life
Ferrier was born in Nîmes as the son of a pharmacist. He received his training at the École des Beaux-Arts , where he studied with Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils . From 1869 he exhibited at the Paris Salon , in 1872 he was awarded the Prix de Rome and spent several years in Rome with the associated scholarship.
He was mainly active as a portrait painter. Especially at the time of the Third Republic , his work was sought after by the nobility and leading politicians. Stimulated by a trip to Algeria in 1883, he turned increasingly to orientalist scenes.
Ferrier initially teaches at the Académie Julian , later also at the École des Beaux-Arts. His students included Paul-Émile Bécat , Roger Bissière , Clémentine-Hélène Dufau , Albert Lynch , Erich Kips and Alfred Mohrbutter .
At the world exhibition in 1889 he was awarded a gold medal, he was a member of the Legion of Honor and the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
Works (selection)
Ganymede, 1874
Portrait of Jean Pierre Clément Marie d'Orléans, duc de Guise with his sister, 1880
The Duc d'Aumale and Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury in the study of Chantilly Castle , around 1880
Algerian shepherdess
Portrait of Charles de Freycinet , 1893
Portrait of a Lady, 1903
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literature
- Hans Vollmer : Ferrier, Gabriel (G. Joseph Marie Augustin) . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 11 : Erman-Fiorenzo . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1915, p. 483-484 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- ES: Ferrier, Gabriel . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 39, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22779-5 , p. 125.
- Gérald Schurr, Pierre Cabanne: Dictionnaire des petits maîtres de la peinture, 1820-1920. Éditions de l'amateur, Paris 2014, ISBN 978-2-85917-541-2 , p. 424 f.
- Obituary - Gabriel Ferrier. In: American Art News. Volume 12, No. 35, New York, June 13, 1914 JSTOR 25591220 (English, obituary, column 3 above).
Web links
- Ferrier on artnet
- Illustrations and biographical information
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrier, Gabriel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrier, Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nîmes , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1914 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |