Jean Pierre Capron
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Jean Pierre Capron was a French painter known for creating muted landscapes
with a haunted, lonely feeling, yet with a hint of life in the midst of the emptiness.
, France
, August 4, 1921. He studied architecture in Lausanne, Switzerland, then moved to Paris
in 1945 where he enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts
in the studio of Eugène Narbonne and formed a friendship with Bernard Buffet
.
in 1949 and participated in several important salons and group shows in France and abroad.
In 1950 Jean-Pierre Capron had his first exhibition in Paris in Maurice Garnier, Visconti Gallery. In 1952 he won two major national awards in France, which led to a series of regular exhibitions in Paris galleries. (Gallery Drouant-David, then Drouant Gallery).
In 1961 he had his first exhibition in the USA at the Pomeroy Gallery in San Francisco. he also had a major 1965 exhibit in Chicago and a 1966 exhibit in New York at the Frank Partridge Gallery.
Today his works are found evenly distributed in the U.S. France and Japan.
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
with a haunted, lonely feeling, yet with a hint of life in the midst of the emptiness.
Early life and education
Jean Pierre Capron was born in CannesCannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, August 4, 1921. He studied architecture in Lausanne, Switzerland, then moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1945 where he enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
in the studio of Eugène Narbonne and formed a friendship with Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...
.
Career
He exhibited for the first time at the Salon d'AutomneSalon d'Automne
In 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Angele Delasalle and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon...
in 1949 and participated in several important salons and group shows in France and abroad.
In 1950 Jean-Pierre Capron had his first exhibition in Paris in Maurice Garnier, Visconti Gallery. In 1952 he won two major national awards in France, which led to a series of regular exhibitions in Paris galleries. (Gallery Drouant-David, then Drouant Gallery).
In 1961 he had his first exhibition in the USA at the Pomeroy Gallery in San Francisco. he also had a major 1965 exhibit in Chicago and a 1966 exhibit in New York at the Frank Partridge Gallery.
Today his works are found evenly distributed in the U.S. France and Japan.