Prix Chenavard
The Prix Chenavard was an art and architecture prize donated in France in 1892 , which was awarded to the most talented students in the relevant classes at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (today: ENSBA ) as part of a so-called concours de fondation (donor competition). The prize was first awarded in 1893, and the first award took place in 1894.
The donor and namesake of this medal-endowed award was Madame Chevanard, widow of a wealthy art lover, who bequeathed her entire legacy, including pensions, to the École des Beaux-Arts. The prerequisite for participation was that the candidates were effectively enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts and could provide evidence of their lack of funds.
Donor competitions such as the Prix Chenavard, but also the Prix Rougevin (1856), the Prix Labarre (1879), the Prix Godeboeuf (1882) and others were in addition to the regular examinations passed during the course at the École des Beaux-Arts and competitions are ideal opportunities for thorough preparation to obtain the prestigious Prix de Rome . For this reason and not least because of the prospect of prize money, they were very popular with the students. In the 80s and 90s, 80 to 100 candidates each competed for the Prix Rougevin and the Prix Godeboeuf.
Evidence and footnotes
- ↑ See Diala Toure: Créations architecturales et artistiques en Afrique sub-saharienne (1948-1995): Bureau d'Études Henri Chomette , p. 138, ISBN 2-7475-3156-2 online
- ↑ See Dave Lüthi: Eugène Jost, architecte du passé retrouvé , PPUR presses polytechniques, 2001, p. 19 and footnotes p. 22, online