Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois
Encyclopedia
Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois (1852–1923) was a French painter
, a representative of the academic style of art
.
(Franche-Comté
).
His drawings were shown to Jean-Léon Gérôme
, and in 1869, Gérôme encouraged Courtais to enter the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in Paris.
Through his life, Courtois was in close friendship with fellow student Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
, together with whom he maintained a fashionable studio in Neuilly-sur-Seine from the 1880s.
He taught painting at Académie Colarossi
, Paris, where Georges d’Espagnat, Maurice Prendergast
, and Dora Hitz were students.
His paintings can be seen in the art galleries of Besançon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Luxembourg.
He was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Among his students were Willard Dryden Paddock
and Sara Page
(1855–1943).
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, a representative of the academic style of art
Academic art
Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism,...
.
Life
Courtois was born to an unwed mother who was devoted to him. Early in life, Courtois revealed an interest in art and entered the Ecole municipale de dessin in VesoulVesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
(Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
).
His drawings were shown to Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.-Life:Jean-Léon Gérôme was born...
, and in 1869, Gérôme encouraged Courtais to enter the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
in Paris.
Through his life, Courtois was in close friendship with fellow student Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret
right|thumb|Pascal Dagnan-Bouveretthumb|300px|[[Breton Women at a Pardon]], 1887. [[Museu Calouste Gulbenkian]]Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret , was one of the leading French artists of the academic school. He was born in Paris, the son of a tailor, and was raised by his grandfather after his...
, together with whom he maintained a fashionable studio in Neuilly-sur-Seine from the 1880s.
He taught painting at Académie Colarossi
Académie Colarossi
The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor Filippo Colarossi. First located on the Île de la Cité, it moved in the 1870s to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France....
, Paris, where Georges d’Espagnat, Maurice Prendergast
Maurice Prendergast
Maurice Brazil Prendergast was an American Post-Impressionist artist who worked in oil, watercolor, and monotype...
, and Dora Hitz were students.
His paintings can be seen in the art galleries of Besançon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Luxembourg.
He was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Among his students were Willard Dryden Paddock
Willard Dryden Paddock
Willard Dryden Paddock , was an American artist who specialized in painting and sculpting. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn under the tutelage of sculptor Herbert Adams, before traveling to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi under the painters...
and Sara Page
Sara Page
Sara Wells Page was a British female artist, portrait and figurative painter, of Victorian and Edwardian period. During her lifetime she widely exhibited at Parisian salons and British galleries, including Royal Academy of Art...
(1855–1943).
Literature
- Gabriel P. Weisberg. Against the Modern: Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition. 2002.
External links
- "Gustave Claude Etienne Courtois", Artnet
- "The New Bonnet", Christies