Georges Callot
Georges Callot (* 1857 in Paris ; † June 23, 1903 ) was a French genre, nude and history painter.
Callot studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs and then at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris with Louis-Émile Adan .
From 1877 Callot exhibited regularly at the Salon de Paris and since 1890 as a member of the Sociiété nationale des beaux-arts. In 1901 he showed his works at the Royal Academy in London.
Callot was a teacher and co-founder of the Académie Delecluse in the bohemian district of Montparnasse. Callot received several awards for his work, including the Order of the Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Callot was influenced by the works, especially the files of Gustave Courbet .
In addition to painting easel, Callot also dealt with interior decoration. He created the painting “La Philosophie” for the Paris City Hall.
Callot took a trip from Le Havre with the transatlantic passenger steamer " La Bretagne " and arrived in New York on November 27, 1893.
literature
- Hermann Board : Callot, Georges . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 5 : Brewer-Carlingen . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1911, p. 405-406 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Callot, Georges. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord: (digitized version)
- Ars Decora biography (digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Callot, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French genre, nude and history painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1903 |