George Jules Ernest Binet - Artist Info

About George Jules Ernest Binet

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Georges Binet
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    George Binet (1865-1949)

    Georges Binet was born April 30, 1865 in Le Havre. At a young age he began taking courses at L'huillier, and at the age of eighteen, Binet entered the Beaux-Arts of Paris under the instruction of Raphael Collin and François Cormon. Binet remained in Paris after his studies had concluded. He began having exhibitions at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1889 and continued through 1939. In 1906, he exhibited at l'Exposition Coloniale. Binet won a number of awards beginning with a citation in 1899. This was followed by a third class medal in 1904 and a second class medal in 1912. Binet was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1937.

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