Paul Ranson

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Paul Sérusier : Paul Ranson in a Nabis costume, oil on canvas, 1890

Paul-Elie Ranson (born March 29, 1864 in Limoges , † February 20, 1909 in Paris ) was a French designer and painter of symbolism ; and founder of the Paris Académie Ranson .

Life

Paul Ranson was the son of a successful local politician. His mother died shortly after he was born, and he grew up with his maternal grandparents. He received his first drawing lessons from his grandfather; later he studied art history at the École nationale supérieure d'arts décoratifs in Limoges . His teachers recognized his artistic talent and urgently advised him to continue studying in Paris.

Paul Ranson, Paul Sérusier and Marie-France Ranson in Ranson's studio, around 1900

In 1888 he went to Paris to study with Tony Robert-Fleury at the renowned Académie Julian . In artsy Montparnasse he maintained a studio and made in a very short time acquaintance with the most famous artists of the city, including Pierre Bonnard , Maurice Denis , Ker-Xavier Roussel , Aristide Maillol , Félix Vallotton and Edouard Vuillard . He soon became close friends with Paul Sérusier . He was one of the co-founders of the Parisian artist group " Nabis " (Prophets).

In 1908 Ranson founded the Académie Ranson together with his cousin and wife Marie-France Rousseau and Paul Sérusier . The school was renowned and had exceptionally good teachers, including: Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Roger Bissière , Ker-Xavier Roussel , Moise Kisling , Gustave Singier and Aristide Maillol . His most famous students include Roger de la Fresnaye , Alfred Gold , Paul Eliasberg , Ivo Hauptmann , Tamara de Lempicka , Otto Niemeyer-Holstein , Jean Le Moal , Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and Gino Severini .

Trivia

  • From the marriage with his cousin Marie-France Rousseau a son, Michel (* 1898), emerged.
  • After his early death, his widow continued the Académie Ranson ; and then his son.

Works (selection)

  • Two nudes , charcoal drawing on tinted paper, 1890

  • Women in white , wool on canvas, tapestry and petit point embroidery, around 1895

  • Young woman behind thimbles , oil on canvas, 1899

  • Bathers , oil on canvas, undated

literature

  • Claire Frèches-Thory and Ursula Perucchi-Petry: The Nabis: Prophets of Modernity. Kunsthaus Zürich & Grand Palais, Paris & Prestel, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7913-1969-8
  • Sandrine Nicollier: L'Académie Ranson, 1908-1918. Mémoire de troisième cycle de l'École du Louvre, sous la direction de Guy Cogeval, Paris 1997
  • Michel-Georges Bernard: Jean Le Moal. Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel 2001
  • Alexandra Charvier: L'Académie Ranson, creuset des individualités artistiques, 1919–1955. Mémoire, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne 2003
  • Alexandra Charvier: L'Académie Ranson dans le Paris artistique de l'entre-deux-guerres. In "La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot", 2004
  • Alexandra Charvier: L'Académie Ranson à la croisée des chemins. In "La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot", 2004

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personal data
SURNAME Ranson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ranson, Paul-Elie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter and designer
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Limoges
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1909
Place of death Paris