Tony Tollet
Jean Jules Antoine Tollet , called Tony Tollet (born November 6, 1857 in Lyon , Département Rhône , † January 25, 1953 ) was a French painter.
Live and act
Tollet received his first artistic lessons in his hometown. At the age of sixteen Tollet came to Paris in 1873 and was accepted at the École des Beaux-Arts (EBA). His teachers were mostly Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), Jean-Baptiste Danguin (1823-1894) and Michel Dumas (1812-1885).
Tollet soon returned to his hometown as his mother was dying. In 1890 he married Jeanne Pailleux there and had six children with her. He opened a large atelier in which he repeatedly taught students.
He had been a member of the Société des Beaux-Arts for a long time when he was appointed president there in 1923. Between 1928 and 1929 he was also head of the Académie de Lyon .
Tollet died on January 25, 1953 in his hometown, where he found his final resting place.
reception
Tollet found his own style early on and is an important representative of the Lyon school .
Honors
- 1885 Prix de Rome , 2nd class
- 1914 Commander of Nishan el Iftikhar
- 1925 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- 1930 Chevalier of the Order of Gregory .
- The rue Tony Tollet in Lyon ( 2nd arrondissement ) was named after him.
Works (selection)
- Flore. Symbols du printemps .
- Portrait de femme à la robe bleue .
- Reve d'artiste .
- La mort d'Arthus .
- Thémistocle au foyer d'Admète .
- La denier de la veuve .
literature
- Alain Bach-Sisley: Tony Tollet (Nos peintres). Édition Masson, Lyon 1931.
- Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Vol. 13, new edition. Gründ, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7000-3023-0 .
- Alain Vollerin: Tony Tollet. d ' Ingres à Manet . Mémoire des Arts, Lyon 2008, ISBN 978-2-912544-43-8 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Great, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Great, Jean Jule Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , Rhône department |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1953 |
| Place of death | Lyon , Rhône department |