George David Coulon
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George David Coulon was a French-born artist born in Seloncourt
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When he was ten years old, his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
, USA. According to Coulon, "as a child, I made drawings and colored them with indigo, the juice of herbs and berries." His father, Georges-Louis Coulon (January 1, 1801-?), wanted him to apprentice in his watchmaker shop, but after a few trial months, he decided to follow his "natural inclination."
He studied in New Orleans with Toussaint Bigot, Louis David, François Fleischbein
, Julien Hudson, and Jacques Amans
and in Paris, France with Anne-Louis Girodet. He received instruction in decorative painting under Antonio Mondelli.
Coulon assisted Leon Pomarede in painting a copy of Raphael’s Transfiguration above the altar of St. Patrick’s Church and helped fresco the ceiling of the criminal court in the Cabildo. Known for his landscapes, portraits, and religious paintings, Coulon worked as an artist and teacher in New Orleans for more than fifty years.
He was one of the founders of the Southern Art Union and the Artists Association of New Orleans.
George David Coulon married Marie-Paoline Casbergue (1831–1914), a New Orleans native and artist in her own right known for still lifes of birds and game. They had two children, Mary Elizabeth Emma Coulon (1859–1928) and George Joseph Amede Coulon (1854–1922), who were also well-known artists.
Seloncourt
Seloncourt is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Geography:Seloncourt lies from Montbéliard on the banks of the Gland, which flows into the Doubs River at Audincourt...
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When he was ten years old, his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, USA. According to Coulon, "as a child, I made drawings and colored them with indigo, the juice of herbs and berries." His father, Georges-Louis Coulon (January 1, 1801-?), wanted him to apprentice in his watchmaker shop, but after a few trial months, he decided to follow his "natural inclination."
He studied in New Orleans with Toussaint Bigot, Louis David, François Fleischbein
François Fleischbein
François Fleischbein was a German painter who lived and worked in New Orleans.Fleischbein was born in Godramstein, Bavaria, Germany in 1804. He studied painting in Paris with Anne-Louis Girodet...
, Julien Hudson, and Jacques Amans
Jacques Amans
Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans was a Frenchneoclassical portrait painter working in New Orleans in the 1840s and 1850s.Amans was born in Maastricht, a Belgian city at the time. His father, Paul Serge AMANS, born in Narbonne in 1765, was a French officer of Napoléon...
and in Paris, France with Anne-Louis Girodet. He received instruction in decorative painting under Antonio Mondelli.
Coulon assisted Leon Pomarede in painting a copy of Raphael’s Transfiguration above the altar of St. Patrick’s Church and helped fresco the ceiling of the criminal court in the Cabildo. Known for his landscapes, portraits, and religious paintings, Coulon worked as an artist and teacher in New Orleans for more than fifty years.
He was one of the founders of the Southern Art Union and the Artists Association of New Orleans.
George David Coulon married Marie-Paoline Casbergue (1831–1914), a New Orleans native and artist in her own right known for still lifes of birds and game. They had two children, Mary Elizabeth Emma Coulon (1859–1928) and George Joseph Amede Coulon (1854–1922), who were also well-known artists.