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A Greek fisherman narrating his adventures in front of Cape Sounion
Auction: 05/19/2009
Lot: 10
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Pierre Bonirote AUCTION RECORDS
1811 - 1891. Known for: Painting.
A student of Pierre Révoil in Lyon, Pierre Bonirote met Hippolyte Flandrin and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres in Italy, who recommended him to the Duchess of Plaisance to found a painting school in... Read full biography
A student of Pierre Révoil in Lyon, Pierre Bonirote met Hippolyte Flandrin and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres in Italy, who recommended him to the Duchess of Plaisance to found a painting school in Athens, which he would direct from 1840 to 1843 before returning to France. His paintings bear witness... Read full biography
A student of Pierre Révoil in Lyon, Pierre Bonirote met Hippolyte Flandrin and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres in Italy, who recommended him to the Duchess of Plaisance to found a painting school in Athens, which he would direct from 1840 to 1843 before returning to France. His paintings bear witness to both the precision and softness of the touch of the Lyon School and the nostalgia for the light of Greece, as shown in this 'Evening Prayer', exhibited at the Salon of 1847 and thus described in... Read full biography
A student of Pierre Révoil in Lyon, Pierre Bonirote met Hippolyte Flandrin and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres in Italy, who recommended him to the Duchess of Plaisance to found a painting school in Athens, which he would direct from 1840 to 1843 before returning to France. His paintings bear witness to both the precision and softness of the touch of the Lyon School and the nostalgia for the light of Greece, as shown in this 'Evening Prayer', exhibited at the Salon of 1847 and thus described in the booklet: "The shepherds from around Athens, after having parked their flocks in the ruins of the theater of Herodes Atticus, at the foot of the Acropolis, gather as a family; the oldest of them prays accompanied by a trichord, a type of antique... Read full biography
A student of Pierre Révoil in Lyon, Pierre Bonirote met Hippolyte Flandrin and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres in Italy, who recommended him to the Duchess of Plaisance to found a painting school in Athens, which he would direct from 1840 to 1843 before returning to France. His paintings bear witness to both the precision and softness of the touch of the Lyon School and the nostalgia for the light of Greece, as shown in this 'Evening Prayer', exhibited at the Salon of 1847 and thus described in the booklet: "The shepherds from around Athens, after having parked their flocks in the ruins of the theater of Herodes Atticus, at the foot of the Acropolis, gather as a family; the oldest of them prays accompanied by a trichord, a type of antique lyre. "
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Art images copyright© of artist or assignee“The evening prayer”; Shepherds in the ruins of the theater of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis, Athens
Pierre Bonirote Auction: 11/22/2023Lot: 174Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMutter und Tochter vor griechischer Landschaft
Pierre Bonirote Auction: 12/03/2008 - 12/4/2008Lot: 638Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait de profil du général Théodoros Kolokotronis, héros de la guerre d'Indépendance grecque
Pierre Bonirote Auction: 11/20/2015Lot: 100Subscribe or get free alerts
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