Auguste Galimard
Nicolas Auguste Galimard (born March 25, 1813 in Paris , † January 16, 1880 in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles , Département Val-d'Oise ) was a French painter , lithographer and art writer .
Life
Galimard received his first artistic lessons from his uncles, the history painter Nicolas-Auguste Hesse (1795–1869) and his brother, the portrait painter Henri-Joseph Hesse (1781–1849). Later he moved to the studio of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - also as a student . Through this Galimard made the acquaintance of the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863), with whom he also studied for some time.
At the age of 18, Galimard made his successful debut at the major exhibition in the Paris Salon in 1831 with two paintings: the holy women at the grave and castle lady of the 16th century . Between 1835 and 1880, works by Galimard could be seen in almost all exhibitions at the Paris Salon. Galimard's Leda was supposed to be exhibited on the occasion of the World Exhibition in Paris in 1855 , but was rejected by the jury because of impropriety. This was of course controversially discussed by the public as well as by official art critics and made the artist known beyond the borders of France. Napoleon III acquired this work and gave it to King Wilhelm I of Württemberg.
In addition to his work as a painter and lithographer, Galimard also worked as an art writer. Under the pseudonym Judex and Dicastès he published articles in magazines such as L'artiste , La Patrie and Revue des Beaux-arts .
Auguste Galimard died on January 16, 1880 in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles eight weeks before his 67th birthday.
Works (selection)
- photos
- The freedom based on Christ , allegory
- Nausicaa
- The jealous Juno
- Leda with the swan , signed and dated 1855, Linz / Donau, Schlossmuseum
- La rein des ans , 1836
- La nativité , 1851
- Books
- Les deux propriétaires. Dialogue en vers , Paris 1859.
- Exam de Salon de 1849 , Paris 1849.
- Exposition particulière des œuvres de M. Auguste Galimard , Paris 1855.
- Les grands artistes contemporains , Paris 1860.
- Notice biographique sur Jean-Baptiste Lepère , Ducessois, Paris 1847.
- Notice biographique sur Louis-Pierre Baltard , Ducessois, Paris 1847.
literature
- M. Prevost et al. a. (Ed.): Dictionnaire de biographie française . Letouzey, Paris 1982, vol. 15, col. 169-170.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Galimard, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galimard, Nicolas Auguste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, lithographer and art writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1880 |
| Place of death | Montigny-lès-Cormeilles |