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1830 Lyon, France - 1895 New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for: Portrait, landscape, history, allegory.
John Genin was born in Lyon, France and studied with the noted academic portrait painter, Leon Bonnat, in Paris. Active in New Orleans from 1860 until his death, he was a member of the Southern Art... Read full biography
John Genin was born in Lyon, France and studied with the noted academic portrait painter, Leon Bonnat, in Paris. Active in New Orleans from 1860 until his death, he was a member of the Southern Art Union, and painted historical and genre subjects, but was primarily known for portraiture. His... Read full biography
John Genin was born in Lyon, France and studied with the noted academic portrait painter, Leon Bonnat, in Paris. Active in New Orleans from 1860 until his death, he was a member of the Southern Art Union, and painted historical and genre subjects, but was primarily known for portraiture. His portrait work reflects the influence of photography and is executed in a polished academic realist style, which is also apparent in his approach to landscape subjects of Mississippi and Louisiana. The... Read full biography
John Genin was born in Lyon, France and studied with the noted academic portrait painter, Leon Bonnat, in Paris. Active in New Orleans from 1860 until his death, he was a member of the Southern Art Union, and painted historical and genre subjects, but was primarily known for portraiture. His portrait work reflects the influence of photography and is executed in a polished academic realist style, which is also apparent in his approach to landscape subjects of Mississippi and Louisiana. The extant body of identifiable work by Genin is quite small. Genin did not abandon the formative influence of French academic painting before coming to America. He made periodic trips back to his homeland and maintained ties to the French academic approach,... Read full biography
John Genin was born in Lyon, France and studied with the noted academic portrait painter, Leon Bonnat, in Paris. Active in New Orleans from 1860 until his death, he was a member of the Southern Art Union, and painted historical and genre subjects, but was primarily known for portraiture. His portrait work reflects the influence of photography and is executed in a polished academic realist style, which is also apparent in his approach to landscape subjects of Mississippi and Louisiana. The extant body of identifiable work by Genin is quite small. Genin did not abandon the formative influence of French academic painting before coming to America. He made periodic trips back to his homeland and maintained ties to the French academic approach, which is reflected in his interest in allegorical themes. He painted at least three works devoted to the theme of Louisiana, as in the &qu... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Academic Realism, Munich School
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Orleans Before 1940
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Teacher
- •Leon Bonnat, Bonnat Atelier, Paris
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Portrait Specialty