Jules-René Hervé

Signature Jules-René Hervé

Jules Rene Herve (* 14. April 1887 in Langres , France ; † 1981 ) was a French painter of Impressionism .

Life

Jules Hervé's father was a former seminarian ; his uncle Jules Alfred Hervé was an art teacher. Hervé initially studied drawing and painting at the Collège Diderot in Langres ; In 1908 he moved to Paris, where he continued his studies at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs with Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler . From 1911 to 1943 he taught painting.

In Paris, Hervé exhibited for the first time in 1910 at the Salon des Artistes Français of the Société des Artistes Français . In 1914 he received the silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Français . Hervé's participation in the First World War interrupted his painting career.

In 1924 he received a grant from the French government and toured Europe. In 1925 he received the gold medal of the salon and a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 . The Salon des Artistes Français elected him vice-president. After that, Hervé retired from public life, whereby his art moved away from the zeitgeist.

Works (selection)

Hervé painted impressionistic scenes of Parisian life as well as many views of his hometown Langres, especially the suburb of Brévoines there . He was known for his scenes from religious processions.

• Notre Dame de Paris
• La Brocante à Montmartre
• Les Jardins Tuileries
• Paris Seine la Neige
• Paris Montmartre Sacre Coeur
• Salle de dance , 1925
• La lecture
• Champs Élysées , around 1970
• Jeux d'Enfants Sous La Neige
• Coin de l'Opera
• La Madelaine
• Les Invitees
• Dimanche Apres Midi
• Banquet de Noces
• Au bord de l'eau
• Les lavandières
• La place de la Concorde
• La passerelle des Arts, vue du Pont Neuf
• Clown au piston
• In the garden in Barnes

Museums

Hervé's works are shown in the following museums:

• Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
• Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Annecy
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Dahesh Museum , New York
• Musée d'art et d'histoire de Langres
• Musée des Baux-Arts de Tourcoing
• Musée d'art Moderne de Saint-Etienne
• Musée des Beaux-Arts , Dijon

literature

• Emmanuel Bénézit : Dictionary of Artists . ISBN 978-0-19977-378-7 , 2006. Volume 6, p. 952.
• Bernard Masson: Jules René Hervé, un maître enchanteur de la peinture du XXeme siècle.
• Gérard Guéniot: Le haut du pavé. Langres à travers ses rues. 2003, ISBN 2-95097-901-7 , 334 pp.
• Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier: Le peintre et l'animal en France au 19eme siècle. Éditions de l'Amateur, 2001. 367 pp.

Web links

• Hervé Jules René (1887-1981). In: 1stdibs.com .
• Jules René Hervé (French, 1887–1981) In: artnet .
• HERVÉ Jules-René, 1887-1981 (France). In: artvalue.fr , with pictures of Jules-René Hervé's work.
• Jules René HERVÉ (1887-1981). In: catalogue.drouot.com , with pictures of Jules-René Hervé's work.