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1823 Cerilly, France - 1902 Nice, France. Known for: Portrait painting and drawing, printmaking, drypoint, engraving.
A painter, printmaker and writer, Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin was born into a wealthy family, and for the first part of his life enjoyed a comfortable existence. Giving up a career in law in favour... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker and writer, Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin was born into a wealthy family, and for the first part of his life enjoyed a comfortable existence. Giving up a career in law in favour of becoming an artist, in 1845, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied first with the... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker and writer, Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin was born into a wealthy family, and for the first part of his life enjoyed a comfortable existence. Giving up a career in law in favour of becoming an artist, in 1845, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied first with the sculptor Louis-Jules Etex and later with the painter Thomas Couture. In 1854, after several years of traveling in England and the Low Countries, Desboutin and his family settled in Italy, where he... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker and writer, Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin was born into a wealthy family, and for the first part of his life enjoyed a comfortable existence. Giving up a career in law in favour of becoming an artist, in 1845, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied first with the sculptor Louis-Jules Etex and later with the painter Thomas Couture. In 1854, after several years of traveling in England and the Low Countries, Desboutin and his family settled in Italy, where he bought the Villa dell’Ombrellino at Bellosguardo, overlooking Florence. He was to live there for the next seventeen years, enjoying a luxurious lifestyle and amassing a collection of paintings and furniture, as well as writing plays. The Villa... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker and writer, Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin was born into a wealthy family, and for the first part of his life enjoyed a comfortable existence. Giving up a career in law in favour of becoming an artist, in 1845, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied first with the sculptor Louis-Jules Etex and later with the painter Thomas Couture. In 1854, after several years of traveling in England and the Low Countries, Desboutin and his family settled in Italy, where he bought the Villa dell’Ombrellino at Bellosguardo, overlooking Florence. He was to live there for the next seventeen years, enjoying a luxurious lifestyle and amassing a collection of paintings and furniture, as well as writing plays. The Villa dell’Ombrellino hosted numerous artists and writers visiting from France, while Desboutin also befriended several Italian artists, including Giuseppe de... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Style
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
Art Association
- •Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Art Teacher
- •Thomas Couture
Art School
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Added Description
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris-
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons