Albert Bettannier

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Albert Bettannier
Born(1851-08-12)12 August 1851
Metz, France
Died17 November 1932(1932-11-17) (aged 81)
Paris, France
Known forPainting

Nicolas Albert Bettannier (12 August 1851 – 17 November 1932) was a French painter in the era of the French Third Republic.

Life

Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War
. This loss is a frequently recurring theme in his work.

Bettannier was born in

Salon des artistes français, where he frequently showed paintings depicting the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. He was a fierce proponent of French revanchism
. The loss of Alsace-Lorraine was a recurring theme in his work.

Albert Bettannier was awarded the

Legion d'honneur
in 1908 for his work as a painter.

He died on 17 November 1932 and is buried at Vaugirard Cemetery in Paris.

Work

  • La Tache noire (The Black Spot), Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 1887
  • Le désespoir (The Despair), Musée de l'Ermitage, Saint-Pétersbourg, 1893
  • La Conquête de la Lorraine (The Conquest of Lorraine), 1910
  • L'Oiseau de France (The Bird of France), 1912.

Gallery

  • The Black Spot or The Geography Lesson, 1887
    The Black Spot or The Geography Lesson, 1887
  • Le Désespoir ou Les Annexés en Lorraine, 1883
    Le Désespoir ou Les Annexés en Lorraine, 1883
  • Les Annexés en Alsace, 1911
    Les Annexés en Alsace, 1911
  • The Bird of France, 1912
    The Bird of France, 1912
  • Enchères à l'Hôtel Drouot, 1921
    Enchères à l'Hôtel Drouot, 1921

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