Henri Rouart
Henri Rouart (also Stanislas Henri Rouart ; * 2. October 1833 in Paris ; † 2. January 1912 ) was a French painter of Impressionism and art collector .
life and work
Henri Rouart was the son of a wealthy manufacturer of military uniforms. He was a classmate of Edgar Degas at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand . With this he should remain good friends all his life. Degas painted some pictures of Rouart and his family. Rouart himself owned works by both Degas and Corot , with whom he had studied (including with Camille Pissarro ) as well as with Jean-François Millet and many others. His works were shown at the Paris salons in 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1872, among others.
In 1873, together with his friend Degas and many other French impressionists, he founded the community of painters, sculptors, sculptors and lithographers, the first exhibition of which took place in the studio of the well-known Parisian photographer Nadar and which means, so to speak, the manifestation of impressionism. Some portraits that Degas had made of Rouart could also be seen there.
Rouart was not only a collector of the works of his friends, but also of the old masters. At the auction of the works he owned when he died in 1912, 77 old works were sold in addition to 285 paintings by the Impressionists.
Mobilization of the cannons
Landscape with sunbathers
In the Fontainebleau forest
Helene reading
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henri Rouart , gw1.geneanet.org, accessed 30 May 2012
- ^ Henri Rouart - Biography at www.artfacts.net, accessed February 3, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rouart, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rouart, Stanislas-Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French impressionism painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1912 |
| Place of death | Paris |