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1897 Dinan, France - 1975 France. Known for: Paintings, drawings and sculpture, animals and hunters in landscape, birds, dogs.
Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice... Read full biography
Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice de Poret and Hélène de Mousin de Bernecourt. He grew up in the castle of Farcy-les-Lys near... Read full biography
Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice de Poret and Hélène de Mousin de Bernecourt. He grew up in the castle of Farcy-les-Lys near Fontainebleau where very early on he developed a certain gift for drawing. Surrounded by stables and aviaries, he found there motifs that he would decline throughout his career as an animal artist: horses and... Read full biography
Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice de Poret and Hélène de Mousin de Bernecourt. He grew up in the castle of Farcy-les-Lys near Fontainebleau where very early on he developed a certain gift for drawing. Surrounded by stables and aviaries, he found there motifs that he would decline throughout his career as an animal artist: horses and birds. But Xavier de Poret is not confined to animals. During the 1914-1918 war, he already made many sketches of soldiers. Subsequently we will know him as a recognized talent as a great social portrait painter. In addition to those of Belgian and... Read full biography
Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator. Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice de Poret and Hélène de Mousin de Bernecourt. He grew up in the castle of Farcy-les-Lys near Fontainebleau where very early on he developed a certain gift for drawing. Surrounded by stables and aviaries, he found there motifs that he would decline throughout his career as an animal artist: horses and birds. But Xavier de Poret is not confined to animals. During the 1914-1918 war, he already made many sketches of soldiers. Subsequently we will know him as a recognized talent as a great social portrait painter. In addition to those of Belgian and Luxembourg sovereigns, we owe him equestrian portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne.... Read full biography
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Xavier de Poret, born April 12, 1897 in Dinan and died February 18, 1975 in France, is a French animal painter, portrait painter and illustrator.
Born in 1897, Xavier de Poret is the son of Maurice de Poret and Hélène de Mousin de Bernecourt. He grew up in the castle of Farcy-les-Lys near Fontainebleau where very early on he developed a certain gift for drawing.
Surrounded by stables and aviaries, he found there motifs that he would decline throughout his career as an animal artist: horses and birds. But Xavier de Poret is not confined to animals. During the 1914-1918 war, he already made many sketches of soldiers.
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