Robert Poughéon
Robert Poughéon | |
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Born | 18 July 1886 Paris, France |
Died | 1 March 1955 |
Nationality | French |
Education | Jean-Paul Laurens, Albert Besnard École des Beaux-Arts, École des Arts Décoratifs |
Known for | painting |
Notable work | Amazones |
Movement | Art Deco |
Awards | Prix de Rome, Légion d'Honneur |
Eugène Robert Poughéon (18 July 1886 – 1 March 1955) born in Paris, was a French artist, painter, illustrator and museum curator.
Biography
[edit]Poughéon studied under Jean-Paul Laurens and Albert Besnard at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later at the École des Arts Décoratifs with Charles Lameire.
In 1914 Poughéon won the Prix de Rome.[1] In 1927, he was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Salon, and two years later the gold medal.[2] In 1935 he started teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian.[3] He was made director of the French Academy in Rome in 1942, and soon after became curator of the Musée Jacquemart-André.
Besides his paintings, murals, frescoes, and decors, Poughéon also illustrated books as well as providing artwork for banknotes.[4]
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, Paddington Press [5]
- Norma, Bordeaux années 20-30: de Paris à l'Aquitaine, 2008 [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "POUGHEON, Eugène Robert (1886 - 1955), Painter, watercolourist : Benezit Dictionary of Artists - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "E.R. Pougheon | Peter Pappot". peterpappot.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ (fr) Ggbooks, Jean Pierre Cuzin, Dimitri Salmon, Ingres, Mengès, 2006 - Art, Modern, p. 237
- ^ "Artists of the French and French-Printed Banknotes | Billets de France.com". billetsdefrance.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ Bordeaux années 20-30: de Paris à l'Aquitaine. Norma. 2008. ISBN 9782915542172. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ (fr) Ggbooks, Bordeaux années 20 - 30
External links
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- 20th-century French painters
- 20th-century French male artists
- French currency designers
- École des Beaux-Arts alumni
- Academic staff of the Académie Julian
- Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts
- Members of the Académie des beaux-arts
- Curators from Paris
- 1886 births
- 1955 deaths
- 19th-century French male artists
- French painter, 19th-century birth stubs