Henri Lehmann
Henri Lehmann | |
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| Born | 14 April, 1814 |
| Died | 30 March, 1882 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French-German |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
Henri Lehmann (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ləman]; 14 April 1814 – 30 March 1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.
Life
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Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in
Lehmann lived in Rome from 1838 until 1841, where he continued his artistic education with Ingres (who was by then Director of the Académie de France there), and collaborated with him on some works—including Ingres' painting Luigi Cherubini and the Muse of Lyric Poetry. In Rome Lehmann befriended Franz Liszt and his lover, the author Marie d'Agoult, corresponding with them for many years and painting portraits of them.[1]
Lehmann settled permanently in Paris in 1842. He was awarded many commissions for large-scale public works, such as at the Hôtel de Ville, the Church of Ste-Clothilde, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Palais de Justice, and the Chapel of the Jeunes Aveugles in the Church of Saint-Merri on Rue Saint-Martin.
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In 1846 Lehmann received the
He died in Paris in 1882. His brother Rudolf Lehmann was also a well-known portrait artist.
Pupils of Lehmann
Work
Lehmann was a painter of portraits and religious,
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- Jephtha's Daughter (1836)
- Grief of the Oceanides (1850)
- Prometheus
- Erigone's Dream
- Venus Anadyomene
- Adoration of Magi and Shepherds (1855, Rheims Museum)
- Marriage of Tobias (1866)
Mural paintings include those in the chapels of the church of St. Merry, on the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Palais de Justice, and in the Throne Hall, Luxembourg Palace.
He painted numerous portraits of celebrated contemporaries, including
References
- ^ Pocknell, Pauline, New Light on Liszt and His Music, Pendragon Press, 1997, pp. 142 ff.
Further reading
- Boulanger, Gustave, Notice sur M. Lehmann, speech memorializing Lehmann, with many biographical and personal details, delivered before the Académie des Beaux-Arts, session of 27 January 1883.
- Jouin, Henri Auguste. Maîtres contemporains, Paris: Perrin et cie, 1887; chapter 6, p. 150 ff.
- Lehmann, Rudolf, An Artist's Reminiscences, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1894.
- Turner, Jane (Ed.). The Grove Dictionary of Art: From Monet to Cézanne: Late 19th-Century French Artists, St. Martin's Press, 2000; pp. 270–271.
External links
Media related to Henri Lehmann at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Lehmann (ArtCyclopedia)
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