Albert Sebille - Artist Info

About Albert Sebille

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    Albert Seblle was appointed official painter of the navy in 1907. From the Mediterranean, all his youth was spent in Marseille. He was trained in the fine arts of this city. In 1894, at the age of twenty, he “went up” to Paris. He did not practice Impressionism, which was beginning at that time, he prefered maritime narrative painting, especially as this led him to be an official painter of the navy. He took part in the 1914-1918 war. After the war, he became attached to the newspaper "L’ Illustration ". His dream was to publish "the universal history of the navy" (with the assistance of Georges Toudouze Charles de la Roncière, Tramond, Rondeleux., Dolfus, Lestonnat). He worked for the maritime league, and collaborated with the ...

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