Georges Roussin
Georges Roussin , actually Georges Marie Auguste Roussin (born November 19, 1854 in Réunion ( DOM-ROM ), † October 1941 in Algeria ), was a French painter.
Life
Roussin came to Paris when he was just under 20 and became a student of the Académie Julian . He later switched to the École des Beaux-Arts (EBA). a. Jules-Joseph Lefebvre , Jean-François Millet and Alexandre Cabanel .
With the support of his teachers, Roussin was able to successfully debut in 1878 on the occasion of the major exhibition at the Salon de Paris . At this annual event, Roussin was seen regularly for many years from 1878.
In 1930 he settled in Algeria, where he died in 1941 at the age of well over eighty.
Works (selection)
- Jeune femme aux ventails . 1899.
- Jeune femme au miroir . 1898.
- Le festival . 1896.
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . New edition Grund, Paris 1999 ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roussin, Georges |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roussin, Georges Marie Auguste (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reunion |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1941 |
| Place of death | Algeria |