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1875 Paris, France - 1955 Kentfield, California. Known for: Landscape, still life, portrait painting.
Painter, illustrator, muralist. Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, muralist. Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Mathews and Joullin. In the late 1890s he returned to Paris for further study under Gérôme at Ecole... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, muralist. Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Mathews and Joullin. In the late 1890s he returned to Paris for further study under Gérôme at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Upon returning to San Francisco, he established a studio and began receiving favorable reviews for his paintings by the local press. In 1902 he joined fellow artists Piazzoni, Putnam, C.... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, muralist. Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Mathews and Joullin. In the late 1890s he returned to Paris for further study under Gérôme at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Upon returning to San Francisco, he established a studio and began receiving favorable reviews for his paintings by the local press. In 1902 he joined fellow artists Piazzoni, Putnam, C. P. Neilson, W. H. Bull, M. Sandona, and Blendon Campbell in forming the California Society of Artists as a protest to the conservative attitudes of the San Francisco Art Assosciation. During the 1920s Del Mué was a staff artist for the San Francisco... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator, muralist. Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875. About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Mathews and Joullin. In the late 1890s he returned to Paris for further study under Gérôme at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Upon returning to San Francisco, he established a studio and began receiving favorable reviews for his paintings by the local press. In 1902 he joined fellow artists Piazzoni, Putnam, C. P. Neilson, W. H. Bull, M. Sandona, and Blendon Campbell in forming the California Society of Artists as a protest to the conservative attitudes of the San Francisco Art Assosciation. During the 1920s Del Mué was a staff artist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later worked for Foster & Kleiser (billboards). His co. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by... Read full biography
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Painter, illustrator, muralist.
Born in Paris, France on November 24, 1875.
About 1880 Del Mué moved with his family to San Francisco where he later studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute under Mathews and Joullin. In the late 1890s he returned to Paris for further study under Gérôme at Ecole des Beaux Arts. Upon returning to San Francisco, he established a studio and began receiving favorable reviews for his paintings by the local press. In 1902 he joined fellow artists Piazzoni, Putnam, C. P. Neilson, W. H. Bull, M. Sandona, and Blendon Campbell in forming the California Society of Artists as a protest to the conservative attitudes of the San Francisco Art Assosciation.
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