Paul Sérusier
Paul Sérusier (born November 9, 1864 in Paris , † October 7, 1927 in Morlaix , Finistère ) was a French painter. As a student of Paul Gauguin , he founded the symbolist artist group Nabis ( Hebrew : prophets ).
Life
After studying philosophy, Sérusier entered the Académie Julian in Paris in 1886 . In 1888 he visited Gauguin in Pont-Aven . From this encounter he brought back a small picture, Bois d'amour near Pont Aven , which he had painted on the lid of a cigar box , which was to have a programmatic character for the artist group Schule von Pont-Aven .
He later taught at the Académie Ranson . In 1921 he published the book ABC of Painting .
Picture gallery
Le Talisman , 1888, Musée d'Orsay , Paris
Breton on the way to the washing area , 1890, Neue Pinakothek , Munich
L'averse , 1893
Ève Bretonne ou Mélancolie , 1914
Paul Gauguin , Brittany, undated, Paris, private collection
literature
- Claire Freches-Thory / Ursula Perucchi-Petri (ed.): The Nabis: Prophets of Modernity . New edition, Prestel, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7913-1969-8
Web links
- Paul Sérusier at artfacts.net
- Museum Syndicate: Virtual Gallery
- Information on Paul Sérusier in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sérusier, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1927 |
| Place of death | Morlaix |