Ovide Yencesse
Ovide Yencesse (* 1869 in Dijon ; † 1947 there ) was a French engraver , medalist and sculptor . He was director of the École nationale supérieure d'art de Dijon from 1919 to 1934.
biography
Born as the youngest son of a family of butchers from Dijon, he was initially to be trained as a priest. After the seminar in Plombières-lès-Dijon didn't appeal to him very much, after his father's death in 1879 he continued his training with Abbot Viennot in the parish of Braux , who recognized his artistic talent and at the same time took him to the art school in Dijon to train goldsmiths at Louis Gerriet's visit. Ovide discovered his passion for sculpture, not least through his fellow student Henri Bouchard, and fell in love with the painter Marie Chapuis, whom he married in 1897 (they had four children: Geneviève, Hubert (later sculptor), Jacques and Pierre). Ovide's preference was primarily for religious sculptures and medals (including commemorative plaques for First Communion). From 1891 he moved to Paris to complete his training with G.-J. Thomas, F. Levillain, and the medalist Hubert Ponscarme, on whose advice he specialized in the creation of medals. In the competition for the Prix de Rome , however, he failed in both 1893 and 1896.
On the other hand, his talent was praised by the well-known critic Roger Marx as impressively impressionistic and soulful, and compared with paintings by Eugène Carrière , which is why he was nicknamed the "Carrière of the Medal". At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 , Yencesse was accepted into the Legion of Honor .
His works at the time included portraits (Spuller (1895) and other parliamentarians, Berlioz 1903, Richard Wagner 1904, and the double portrait of Pierre and Marie Curie 1904), motifs of rural life ( Le Semeur , Pierrette la Pauvre , Virginie la Sage , Annette la Folle ), family happiness (inspired by one's own family life) and medals for official events (including Exposition des arts décoratifs Milan 1906, World Exhibition Brussels 1910 ). Decorative jewelery and utensils, such as cases for cigarettes and matches (1902), were also among his works.
After returning to Dijon in 1906, a less creative period followed, which was also due to the restriction to medals in view of the declining popularity of decorative art in the years after 1900. After the war, he could no longer generate sufficient income from the sale of his works. In 1919 he succeeded the sculptor Max Blondat as head of the École des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, where he also taught his sons Hubert and Jacques. He remained director until 1934 and was then replaced by Pierre Vigoureux. He then resumed his work as a medalist. His late works include portraits of Marie Curie (posthumously, 1934) and his friend François Pompon (1936).
Individual evidence
- ^ «Ovide Yencesse; la dernière médaille », in Le Bien Public , 14. u. March 15, 1947.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yencesse, Ovide |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engraver, medalist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1947 |
| Place of death | Dijon |