France. c. 1860 - 191903 or 1926
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1823 St. Marcellin, France - 1881 Paris, France. Known for: Female figure allegorical and history scene painting.
Born in the village of St. Marcellin, Hugues Merle was a sensitive genre painter of great talent whose paintings of the simple, noble lives of the working class won him international recognition.... Read full biography
Born in the village of St. Marcellin, Hugues Merle was a sensitive genre painter of great talent whose paintings of the simple, noble lives of the working class won him international recognition. After studying with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he embarked on a series of paintings... Read full biography
Born in the village of St. Marcellin, Hugues Merle was a sensitive genre painter of great talent whose paintings of the simple, noble lives of the working class won him international recognition. After studying with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he embarked on a series of paintings depicting historical themes including The Assassination of Henry the III, which was acquired by the French government in 1863 for exhibition at the Musee de Pau. Thereafter he was accorded a regular place... Read full biography
Born in the village of St. Marcellin, Hugues Merle was a sensitive genre painter of great talent whose paintings of the simple, noble lives of the working class won him international recognition. After studying with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he embarked on a series of paintings depicting historical themes including The Assassination of Henry the III, which was acquired by the French government in 1863 for exhibition at the Musee de Pau. Thereafter he was accorded a regular place at the Salon where he submitted paintings from 1847 until 1880. Well-known for depictions with a sentimental spirit, Merle remains important; his best-known work, The Mendicant, now hangs in the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. Merle's idealism and charming... Read full biography
Born in the village of St. Marcellin, Hugues Merle was a sensitive genre painter of great talent whose paintings of the simple, noble lives of the working class won him international recognition. After studying with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he embarked on a series of paintings depicting historical themes including The Assassination of Henry the III, which was acquired by the French government in 1863 for exhibition at the Musee de Pau. Thereafter he was accorded a regular place at the Salon where he submitted paintings from 1847 until 1880. Well-known for depictions with a sentimental spirit, Merle remains important; his best-known work, The Mendicant, now hangs in the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. Merle's idealism and charming subjects found a solid clientele among the newly affluent French and American art patrons. Indeed it can be sa... Read full biography
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Portrait, genre, and landscape paintings
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Genre, figure and portrait painting
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Genre paintings
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Classical-theme paintings, drawing
France. 1840 - 1902
Portrait, figure, and genre painting
France, Italy. 1825 - 1905
Figural, realist style genre and mythology painting, teaching
France, United States. 1870 - 1924
Idealized woman portrait, female nude painting
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Canal views and North Africa scene painting
New Hampshire / France. 1837 - 1922
Allegorical figure, genre and animal painting
United States, France. 1823 - 1889
History, genre, religious paintings
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Figure and landscape painting, nudes
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Painting
Belgium, Austria. 1838 - 1902
Italian landscape painting
Italy, Peru. 1837 - 1923
Venetian views painting
Austria, France, Germany. 1854 - 1932
Middle eastern figure and genre paintings-Orientalist
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Bucolic landscape, sports and animal painting
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Pastel and charcoal drawing, rural landscape and genre painting
Spain, Italy. 1871 - 1947
Aristocratic figures and genre in interior settings--paintings
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Portrait, female figure painting-nudes
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Figure paintings, peasant life
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Peasant figure-genre, landscape painting
Italy, Austria. 1843 - 1932
Peasant figure and genre painting-fisher folk
France. 1840 - 1920
Portrait, figure and genre painting, engraving
France. 1836 - 1904
Still life, allegory and figure painting, lithography
United Kingdom, England. 1836 - 1893
Nocturnal, atmospheric scene painting
Russian Federation, France, Poland. 1857 - 1911
Female portrait and figure painting
France. 1838 - 1921
Orientalist, religious and history painting