Emmanuel Michel Benner - Artist Info

About Emmanuel Michel Benner

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    Emmanuel Michel Benner was born on July 17, 1873 in Capri. He is the son of the painter Jean Benner and the nephew of Emmanuel Benner, his father's twin brother.

    A pupil of Jean-Jacques Henner, Jules Lefebvre, Benjamin-Constant and Tony Robert-Fleury, he entered the Beaux Arts de Paris at the age of sixteen and was awarded the Second Grand Prix de Rome. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1891, winning a medal of honor in 1897.

    He received medals at the 1902 and 1905 Salons (2nd class) and was classified Hors-Concours. In 1903, he was awarded a travel grant and visited Italy, Greece and Spain. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1925), he was appointed curator for life of the Musée National Jean-Jacq...

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