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1813 Toulouse, France - 1895 Buhl, France. Known for: Orientalist theme drawing and painting, book illustration, teaching, lithography.
Alexandre BIDA (Toulouse, 1813 - Bühl, 1895). Regarded in his day as one of the finest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Alexandre Bida abandoned a career as a teacher of classics to study with Eugène... Read full biography
Alexandre BIDA (Toulouse, 1813 - Bühl, 1895). Regarded in his day as one of the finest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Alexandre Bida abandoned a career as a teacher of classics to study with Eugène Delacroix in Paris. It was the influence of Delacroix, as well as the work of Gabriel-Alexandre... Read full biography
Alexandre BIDA (Toulouse, 1813 - Bühl, 1895). Regarded in his day as one of the finest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Alexandre Bida abandoned a career as a teacher of classics to study with Eugène Delacroix in Paris. It was the influence of Delacroix, as well as the work of Gabriel-Alexandre Decamps and Auguste Raffet, that led Bida to be interested in Orientalist* themes and subjects. An early visit to Syria and Constantinople instilled in him a fascination with Near Eastern subjects, and... Read full biography
Alexandre BIDA (Toulouse, 1813 - Bühl, 1895). Regarded in his day as one of the finest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Alexandre Bida abandoned a career as a teacher of classics to study with Eugène Delacroix in Paris. It was the influence of Delacroix, as well as the work of Gabriel-Alexandre Decamps and Auguste Raffet, that led Bida to be interested in Orientalist* themes and subjects. An early visit to Syria and Constantinople instilled in him a fascination with Near Eastern subjects, and at his Salon debut in 1847 he showed two highly finished drawings of A Cafe in Constantinople and A Cafe on the Bosphorus; both works were purchased by the State. Bida visited Egypt in 1850, and Greece, Turkey and the Crimea in 1855, and continued to... Read full biography
Alexandre BIDA (Toulouse, 1813 - Bühl, 1895). Regarded in his day as one of the finest draughtsmen of the 19th century, Alexandre Bida abandoned a career as a teacher of classics to study with Eugène Delacroix in Paris. It was the influence of Delacroix, as well as the work of Gabriel-Alexandre Decamps and Auguste Raffet, that led Bida to be interested in Orientalist* themes and subjects. An early visit to Syria and Constantinople instilled in him a fascination with Near Eastern subjects, and at his Salon debut in 1847 he showed two highly finished drawings of A Cafe in Constantinople and A Cafe on the Bosphorus; both works were purchased by the State. Bida visited Egypt in 1850, and Greece, Turkey and the Crimea in 1855, and continued to exhibit regularly at the Paris Salons*, showing almost nothing but finished drawings. In a letter of... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Orientalism, Orientalist
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons