Jean-François Raffaëlli
Jean-François Raffaëlli (* 20th April 1850 in Paris ; † 11. February 1924 ) was a French painter of realism , sculptor and printer , actor and author .
Life
Raffaëlli came from a family of Italian descent and grew up in Paris. At first he showed a great interest in music and theater and was active in these areas before turning to painting. Raffaëlli was a student of the French history painter and sculptor Gérôme at the École des beaux-arts in Paris . Raffaëlli worked at the Salon de Paris from 1870 . In addition to the dedication to classical landscape painting, he primarily depicted in his paintings and drawings, scenes from the Paris suburbs, street scenes and portraits of well-known personalities, as well as Georges Clemenceau in an election meeting.
On the outskirts of Paris he lived and worked for a time in Meudon . After 1890 Raffaëlli shifted the focus of his work from the suburbs of Paris to the city itself. He created a whole series of sculptures, many of which are only known today through photographs. He also made copper engravings for many Parisian locations, such as the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral and the Hôtel des Invalides . In the later years of his life, he also dealt with color printing techniques such as screen printing .
Jean-François Raffaëlli died on 11 February 1924 in Paris and found his final resting place in the cemetery Pere Lachaise (23 Division).
Honors
- 1889 Knight of the Legion of Honor
- The Rue Raffaëlli in Paris ( 16th arrondissement ) in 1929 named in his honor
Fonts (selection)
- Catalog illustré des œuvres de Jean-François Raffaëlli. Exposées 28 bis, avenue de l'Opéra, du 15 mars au 15 avril 1884 . Self-published, Paris 1884
- Le Laid, l'intimité, la sensation et le caractère dans l'art. Une bibliothèque des dessins, conférence au palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, au Salon annuel des XX, le 7 février 1885 . Imprimerie de S. Lejay, Poissy around 1886.
- Mes promenades au Musée du Louvre . Éditions d'art et de littérature, Paris 1913 (preface by Maurice Barrès )
- Pierre Michel (ed.): Correspondance Jean-François Raffaëlli - Octave Mirbeau . Imprimerie du Lérot, Tusson 1993.
literature
- Robert Gordon, Andrew Forge: Degas . Harry N. Abrams, New York 1988, ISBN 0-8109-1142-6 .
- Jane Turner: From Monet to Cézanne . Late 19th-century French Artists (Grove Art). St Martin's Press, New York 2000, ISBN 0-312-22971-2 .
- Michel Melot : Jean-François Raffaëlli, l'oublié . In: Nouvelles de l'estampe . Revue bimestrielle , 128, 1993, May, 19-30 (Bibliography), ISSN 0029-4888
Individual evidence
- ↑ Attached is his study Une étude des mouvements de l'art moderne et du beau caractériste .
- ↑ The first edition appeared in 1908 under the title Les Promenades d'un artiste au Musée du Louvre .
gallery
Medals and memorabilia from the art exhibition "by Jean-François Raffaëlli
Scientists at the quadrille dance in Espace Cardin , the ambassador's café
Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
Water front in spring 1909 , in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice .
Bohèmes au Café , 1886 in the Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux
A young girl rests , 1900
Rue-de-Montmartre , 1900
Boulevard Saint-Michel , 1918
Sleeping Beauty , 1900
Bust of Raffaëlli to Paul Paulin , 1912
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean-François Raffaëlli in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raffaëlli, Jean-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, sculptor, printer, actor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1924 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |