Henri Bellery-Desfontaines
Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines (born March 20, 1867 in Paris , † October 7, 1909 in Les Petites-Dalles , Normandy ) was a French painter , illustrator , graphic artist and designer of Art Nouveau (French: Art Nouveau ).
Life
Henri Bellery-Desfontaines was the son of the deputy director of the Sparkasse Foundation Octave Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines (1821-1892) and his wife Pauline Julie Hautefeuille (1828-1889).
He began as a painter in 1882 in the workshop of the decorator Pierre-Victor Galland (1822-1892), who was responsible for the realization of the decorative patterns of the Panthéon .
Between 1890 and 1895, Bellery-Desfontaines studied at the renowned Paris art school under Jules Laurens (1825–1901). At the Académie, the young painter attracted the attention of his teachers with his great talent for drawing, but also the jealousy of some classmates. From 1891 to 1909 he took part regularly in exhibitions such as the Salon des Indépendants , the Salon de Paris and the Salon d'Automne ("Paris Autumn Salon"). In 1900 he won the silver medal at the World's Fair .
On April 24, 1902, he married Thérèse Louise Vautrò in the Saint-Honoré-Eylau church on Avenue Victor-Hugo in Paris. The connection resulted in two children, Paul (* March 20, 1903) and Antoinette (* July 16, 1908).
Henri Bellery-Desfontaines died at the age of 42 years from the effects of typhoid disease infection after his friend and patron Henri Tissier in Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux for oyster-eating was invited.
literature
- Xavier Chardeau: Henri Bellery-Desfontaines (1867–1909), peintre illustrateur décorateur, caractéristique de l'Art Nouveau , doctoral thesis from the University of Paris-IV Sorbonne, Paris 2010.
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| SURNAME | Bellery-Desfontaines, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bellery-Desfontaines, Henri Jules Ferdinand (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, illustrator, printmaker and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1909 |
| Place of death | Les Petites-Dalles |