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1828 Lausanne, Switzerland - 1890 Lausanne, Switzerland. Known for: Marine genre, coastal view, village scene and history painting, teaching.
Francois Bocion gained his reputation with his light-filled, atmospheric and lifelike landscapes of Lake Geneva. Originally from a wealthy merchant and artisan family of Lausanne, he received his... Read full biography
Francois Bocion gained his reputation with his light-filled, atmospheric and lifelike landscapes of Lake Geneva. Originally from a wealthy merchant and artisan family of Lausanne, he received his first drawing lessons with Christian Gottlieb Steinlen at the Ecole Moyenne in Vevey, and then from the... Read full biography
Francois Bocion gained his reputation with his light-filled, atmospheric and lifelike landscapes of Lake Geneva. Originally from a wealthy merchant and artisan family of Lausanne, he received his first drawing lessons with Christian Gottlieb Steinlen at the Ecole Moyenne in Vevey, and then from the French landscape painter François Bonnet in Lausanne. In the fall of 1845, he traveled to Paris, where he worked in the studios of Louis-Aimé Claude Gros and Charles Gleyre until 1847. He initially... Read full biography
Francois Bocion gained his reputation with his light-filled, atmospheric and lifelike landscapes of Lake Geneva. Originally from a wealthy merchant and artisan family of Lausanne, he received his first drawing lessons with Christian Gottlieb Steinlen at the Ecole Moyenne in Vevey, and then from the French landscape painter François Bonnet in Lausanne. In the fall of 1845, he traveled to Paris, where he worked in the studios of Louis-Aimé Claude Gros and Charles Gleyre until 1847. He initially began with history paintings, but he soon changed to landscape painting, and then seascapes became the central theme of his work. In 1849 Bocion took a job as a teacher of drawing at the Ecole Moyenne et Industrielle in his native Lausanne, and he... Read full biography
Francois Bocion gained his reputation with his light-filled, atmospheric and lifelike landscapes of Lake Geneva. Originally from a wealthy merchant and artisan family of Lausanne, he received his first drawing lessons with Christian Gottlieb Steinlen at the Ecole Moyenne in Vevey, and then from the French landscape painter François Bonnet in Lausanne. In the fall of 1845, he traveled to Paris, where he worked in the studios of Louis-Aimé Claude Gros and Charles Gleyre until 1847. He initially began with history paintings, but he soon changed to landscape painting, and then seascapes became the central theme of his work. In 1849 Bocion took a job as a teacher of drawing at the Ecole Moyenne et Industrielle in his native Lausanne, and he held this position until his death. He participated in numerous exhibitions in Switzerland; worked on the Board of Société... Read full biography
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