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1881 - 1964. Known for: Painting of water scenes, coastal views, female figures, genre.
René Rousseau-Decelle studied with the master of French Academic painting, William Bouguereau, in the waning years of the older artist’s life. It is clear that the young Rousseau-Decelle quickly... Read full biography
René Rousseau-Decelle studied with the master of French Academic painting, William Bouguereau, in the waning years of the older artist’s life. It is clear that the young Rousseau-Decelle quickly moved away from the tightly-painted images of French peasant girls and threw himself headlong into the... Read full biography
René Rousseau-Decelle studied with the master of French Academic painting, William Bouguereau, in the waning years of the older artist’s life. It is clear that the young Rousseau-Decelle quickly moved away from the tightly-painted images of French peasant girls and threw himself headlong into the world of the haute bourgeoisie of fin-de-siècle Paris. Like his master, Rousseau-Decelle found a very commercially successful niche and adhered to that formula throughout his career. He specialized in... Read full biography
René Rousseau-Decelle studied with the master of French Academic painting, William Bouguereau, in the waning years of the older artist’s life. It is clear that the young Rousseau-Decelle quickly moved away from the tightly-painted images of French peasant girls and threw himself headlong into the world of the haute bourgeoisie of fin-de-siècle Paris. Like his master, Rousseau-Decelle found a very commercially successful niche and adhered to that formula throughout his career. He specialized in very large canvases of contemporary crowd-filled scenes, and these were very well-received in the reviews of the various Paris Salons. Racing scenes appear frequently in his oeuvre, but he treated other leisure activities as themes in his large-scale... Read full biography
René Rousseau-Decelle studied with the master of French Academic painting, William Bouguereau, in the waning years of the older artist’s life. It is clear that the young Rousseau-Decelle quickly moved away from the tightly-painted images of French peasant girls and threw himself headlong into the world of the haute bourgeoisie of fin-de-siècle Paris. Like his master, Rousseau-Decelle found a very commercially successful niche and adhered to that formula throughout his career. He specialized in very large canvases of contemporary crowd-filled scenes, and these were very well-received in the reviews of the various Paris Salons. Racing scenes appear frequently in his oeuvre, but he treated other leisure activities as themes in his large-scale paintings as well, as in his celebrated 1909 Palais de Glace.
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Keywords (5)
Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art Teacher
- •William Bouguereau