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1833 Provence, France - 1908 Marseille, France. Known for: Painting of wild animals, countryside scenes with sheep, peasant figures, teaching.
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille... Read full biography
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition... Read full biography
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition Marseillaise of 1859 with "Une visite à Nazareth". After 1865, he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. In 1879, he was awarded a gold medal at the Sydney International Exhibition. He taught at his... Read full biography
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition Marseillaise of 1859 with "Une visite à Nazareth". After 1865, he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. In 1879, he was awarded a gold medal at the Sydney International Exhibition. He taught at his alma-mater, the École, from 1874 to 1903. His paintings were mostly created in the pastoral areas of Provence. Many of his works feature the local breed of sheep known as the Mérinos d'Arles [fr]. He bequeathed nineteen large works and numerous drawings to... Read full biography
Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition Marseillaise of 1859 with "Une visite à Nazareth". After 1865, he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. In 1879, he was awarded a gold medal at the Sydney International Exhibition. He taught at his alma-mater, the École, from 1874 to 1903. His paintings were mostly created in the pastoral areas of Provence. Many of his works feature the local breed of sheep known as the Mérinos d'Arles [fr]. He bequeathed nineteen large works and numerous drawings to his native village, Salon-de-Provence, in exchange for a lifetime pension, to be paid to his widow. These paintings are on... Read full biography
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Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes.
He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition Marseillaise of 1859 with "Une visite à Nazareth".
After 1865, he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. In 1879, he was awarded a gold medal at the Sydney International Exhibition.
He taught at his alma-mater, the École, from 1874 to 1903. His paintings were mostly created in the pastoral areas of Provence. Many of his works feature the local breed of sheep known as the Mérinos d'Arles [fr].
He bequeathed nineteen large wor...But wait, there's more...
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