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1888 Onnaing - 1948 Paris. Known for: Still life, figure, landscape paintings.
In 1888, Paul-Élie Gernez was born into a humble farm family in Onnaing, near Valenciennes. From the age of 13 to 22, he studied at the Valenciennes School of Fine Arts and took classes with Fortuné... Read full biography
In 1888, Paul-Élie Gernez was born into a humble farm family in Onnaing, near Valenciennes. From the age of 13 to 22, he studied at the Valenciennes School of Fine Arts and took classes with Fortuné Layraud (1833- 1913). Gernez greatly admired Northern painting, which he studied at Northern... Read full biography
In 1888, Paul-Élie Gernez was born into a humble farm family in Onnaing, near Valenciennes. From the age of 13 to 22, he studied at the Valenciennes School of Fine Arts and took classes with Fortuné Layraud (1833- 1913). Gernez greatly admired Northern painting, which he studied at Northern museums. His artistic training deeply influenced his taste for academicism. In 1911, he became a drawing teacher at the Honfleur middle school, a position he held for over a decade. That city in Calvados is... Read full biography
In 1888, Paul-Élie Gernez was born into a humble farm family in Onnaing, near Valenciennes. From the age of 13 to 22, he studied at the Valenciennes School of Fine Arts and took classes with Fortuné Layraud (1833- 1913). Gernez greatly admired Northern painting, which he studied at Northern museums. His artistic training deeply influenced his taste for academicism. In 1911, he became a drawing teacher at the Honfleur middle school, a position he held for over a decade. That city in Calvados is where he spent his entire career, splitting his time between his home on the banks of the Seine Estuary and frequent stays in Paris, where shows at the Bernheim-Jeune, Berthe Weill, Armand Drouant and Eugène Druet galleries and the Salon de la... Read full biography
In 1888, Paul-Élie Gernez was born into a humble farm family in Onnaing, near Valenciennes. From the age of 13 to 22, he studied at the Valenciennes School of Fine Arts and took classes with Fortuné Layraud (1833- 1913). Gernez greatly admired Northern painting, which he studied at Northern museums. His artistic training deeply influenced his taste for academicism. In 1911, he became a drawing teacher at the Honfleur middle school, a position he held for over a decade. That city in Calvados is where he spent his entire career, splitting his time between his home on the banks of the Seine Estuary and frequent stays in Paris, where shows at the Bernheim-Jeune, Berthe Weill, Armand Drouant and Eugène Druet galleries and the Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants, Salon d'Automne and Salon des Tuileries raised his artistic profile. He also frequented a small circle of artist... Read full biography