Henri Axenfeld
Henri Axenfeld , also Henry Axenfeld or Heinrich Axenfeld (born January 14, 1824 in Odessa , † 1892 in Paris ) was a Russian - French painter .
Life
Axenfeld was the son of Israel Aksenfeld .
At first he painted portraits, later landscape genre paintings, and also religious motifs. After arriving in Paris, Axenfeld studied in Léon Cogniet's studio . In 1859 he worked with the artists Achard, Stéphane Baron, Gustave Doré , Hippolyte Fauvel, Augustin Feyen-Perrin , Flahaut, Doulogne, Louis Français , Gassies, Edmond Guet, Jean-Louis Hamon , Henri Harpignies and Vernier on the decoration of the Staff room of the Hôpital de la Charité , which has been partially reconstructed in the Musée de l'Assistance Publique , Paris (quai de la Tournelle). In 1860 he was portrayed in Paris by James McNeill Whistler . In 1878 he became a French citizen.
Axenfeld exhibited in London from 1874–77, in 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890 in the Salon de Paris and in 1892 at the Exposition internationale de blanc & noir in Paris.
His brother was Alexandre Axenfeld , whom he portrayed around 1850.
plant
- 1888: Les grands peintres. Ecoles d'Italie: Léonard de Vinci, Michel-Ange, Raphaël. Paris 1871, p. 78.
literature
- Bulletin of the Lois de la Republique Francaise. 11 series. Paris, 1871, p. 78.
- Axenfeld, Heinrich . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 6, Saur, Munich a. a. 1992, ISBN 3-598-22746-9 , p. 21.
- Wilhelm Neumann : Axenfeld, Heinrich . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 286 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Heinrich Axenfeld, fl. 1857-1892. In: The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler. University of Glasgow.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Axenfeld. In: James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings. A catalog raisonné. University of Glasgow; accessed on August 9, 2017.
- ↑ De quelques galetés pittoresques à l'hôpital de la Charité. In: L'illustration, journal universel. Volume 34, J. Dubochet, 1859, p. 397.
- ↑ Axenfeld (Henry). In: L'Art. Revue hebdomadaire illustrée. Volume 62, Librairie de l'Art, 1903, p. 391.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Axenfeld, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Axenfeld, Henry; Axenfeld, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1892 |
| Place of death | Paris |