Félix Ziem
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Chevalier of the Legion of Honor |
Félix Ziem (26 February 1821 – 10 November 1911) was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School, who also produced some Orientalist works.
Biography
He was born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in
Painting developed from a hobby into a career following a visit in 1841 to Italy, where he fell in love with the city of Venice, a place that would become the source for many of his works, and to which he returned annually until 1892.[1] Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits, and landscapes of diverse locations which reflected his travels. Following a year-long trip to the Ottoman Empire and Egypt in 1857-58, he began to include works with an Orientalist theme in his oeuvre. His landscapes included scenes from a variety of locations including Constantinople, Egypt, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer and his native Burgundy. Ziem was a commercially successful artist in his own lifetime.[2]
Career
Ziem's works were first exhibited in 1849 at the
In 1857, the government of France recognized his contribution to the art world by making him a
Félix Ziem died in 1911 and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Selected paintings
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The Grand Canal in Venice (1890-1900) (São Paulo Museum of Art). -
French President Émile Loubet Visiting the French and Italian Squadrons in Toulon (1901) -
See also
References
- ^ a b c Poulet & Murphy 1979, p. 45.
- ^ Saint-Raymond, L., "How to Get Rich as an Artist: The Case of Félix Ziem—Evidence from His Account Book from 1850 through 1883," A Journal of Nineteenth Century Visual Culture, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2016
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 979–980.
Sources
- Poulet, A. L., & Murphy, A. R. (1979). Corot to Braque: French Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: The Museum. ISBN 0-87846-134-5
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