Charles Francois Prosper Guerin - Artist Info

About Charles Francois Prosper Guerin

  • Biography

    Charles François Prosper Guérin was born in Sens, France in 1875.

    Guérin was a student of Gustave Moreau at l'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He began exhibiting in 1897 at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon d'Automne from1903, and the Salon des Indépendants from 1906.

    Guérin exhibited primarily at the Galerie Druet in Paris. He exhibited in many European cities including Munich in 1898, 1900 and 1911, Brussels in 1908, Amsterdam in 1912, and Rome in 1913.

    Guérin's paintings fell out of fashion after World War One; however, he continued working, and in 1923, he was one of the founders of the Salon des Tuileries.

    Guérin was an admirer of Monet and Renoir, and took the technique ...

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