Robert Louis Antral
Robert Louis Antral (born July 13, 1895 in Châlons-sur-Marne , † June 7, 1939 in Paris ) was a French painter, poster artist, etcher and lithographer.
His studies at the École des arts décoratifs de Paris from 1913 onwards were interrupted by military service in the First World War. He was wounded and awarded the Croix de guerre . In 1917 he created a series of lithographs "Les Evacués".
Robert Antral continued his studies privately in Fernand Cormon's studio . As a watercolorist, he won the Blumenthal Prize in 1926. He became a member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants and exhibited his works in the association's salons. He was also a member of the Salon d'Automne .
He created portraits, landscapes, harbor views, still lifes, posters, etchings and lithographs. He went on study trips to Italy , Spain , Portugal , England , Holland and Belgium .
From 1920 to 1923 he worked for the weekly “Floréal”.
He illustrated many books, including a. Pierre Mac Orlan : À huis clos (1920), Maurice Genevoix : La boîte à pêche (1933), Henry de Monfreid : Le chant du Toukan (1941), Rudyard Kipling : Les meilleurs contes (1938).
Antral died at the age of 43. A posthumous retrospective of his works took place at the Musée Galliera in 1945 . An Antral Prize has been awarded by the City of Paris for several years.
A bronze bust of the artist by Léon Borgey is in the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie in Châlons-en-Champagne. It was set up in a place named after him, which was inaugurated on October 4, 1953.
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit (founder): Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs , 3rd edition, Gründ, Paris 1976, volume 1, pp. 227-228
- Emmanuel Bénézit (founder): Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs , 4th edition, Gründ, Paris 1999, volume 1, pp. 384–385
Web links
- Robert Louis Antral. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Antral, Robert Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, poster artist, etcher and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1939 |
| Place of death | Paris |