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1860 Vannes,, France - 1931 Quimperle, France. Known for: 'painter of light,' sythetism.
Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, Vannes – 29 December 1931, Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Son of Prosper Jourdan, a... Read full biography
Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, Vannes – 29 December 1931, Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Son of Prosper Jourdan, a ranking customs officer, and his wife Aline Paturel, he enjoyed a happy childhood in Vannes in the... Read full biography
Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, Vannes – 29 December 1931, Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Son of Prosper Jourdan, a ranking customs officer, and his wife Aline Paturel, he enjoyed a happy childhood in Vannes in the south of Brittany. He started painting at the age of 16. In 1880, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was instructed by William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury until 1886. He also... Read full biography
Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, Vannes – 29 December 1931, Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Son of Prosper Jourdan, a ranking customs officer, and his wife Aline Paturel, he enjoyed a happy childhood in Vannes in the south of Brittany. He started painting at the age of 16. In 1880, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was instructed by William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury until 1886. He also went on to study at the Académie Julian. Benefitting from the money he received from his parents, he shared a large studio with fellow student Édouard Michelin. In the summer of 1886, he arrived in Pont-Aven where, staying at the Pension Gloanec, he... Read full biography
Émile Jourdan (30 July 1860, Vannes – 29 December 1931, Quimperlé) was a French painter who became one of the artists who gathered in the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Son of Prosper Jourdan, a ranking customs officer, and his wife Aline Paturel, he enjoyed a happy childhood in Vannes in the south of Brittany. He started painting at the age of 16. In 1880, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was instructed by William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury until 1886. He also went on to study at the Académie Julian. Benefitting from the money he received from his parents, he shared a large studio with fellow student Édouard Michelin. In the summer of 1886, he arrived in Pont-Aven where, staying at the Pension Gloanec, he met Paul Gauguin. He also became of friend of the other artists who had gathered there including Émile Bernard, Ernest de Chamaillard, Ch... Read full biography
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Keywords (8)
Art Media
Art Style
- •Synthetism
Art Teacher
- •Tony Robert-Fleury
- •William Bouguereau
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Ethnicity of Artist
- •French
Artist Colony
- •Pont Aven, France