Paul Tavernier
Paul Tavernier (born January 31, 1852 in Paris , † 1943 in Fontainebleau , Département Seine-et-Marne ) was a French painter.
Life
When the political situation in Paris had calmed down again ( Franco-German War ), Tavernier was a student at the École des Beaux-Arts and u. a. Taught by Alexandre Cabanel , Gustave Guillaumet and Adolphe Yvon . With the support of his teachers, it was Tavernier's first time in 1876 to take part in the major annual exhibition of the Salon de Paris .
Around 1885 he settled in Ganne near Fontainebleau . From this time on he painted more and more " plein air " and artistically followed the Barbizon school in the direction of " Paysage intime ". One of his first works there was the monumental painting "Louis XV à la chasse" for the Fontainebleau theater.
After further successful exhibitions he was asked in 1900 to exhibit at the world exhibition in his hometown.
Paul Tavernier died in Fontainebleau in 1943 at the age of 90, where he found his final resting place.
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit : Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . New edition Grund, Paris 1999ff.
- Gérald Schurr, Pierre Cabanne: Dictionnaire des petits maîtres de la peinture . Edition l'amateur, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-85917-378-1 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tavernier, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943 |
| Place of death | Fontainebleau , Seine-et-Marne department |