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'''Pierre Grivolas''' (2 September 1823, [[Avignon]] - 5 February 1906, Avignon) was a French painter; known for landscapes, portraits and [[Genre art|genre]] scenes. |
'''Pierre Grivolas''' (2 September 1823, [[Avignon]] - 5 February 1906, Avignon) was a French painter; known for landscapes, portraits and [[Genre art|genre]] scenes. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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After displaying an early talent for drawing, his parents enrolled him in art classes. In 1843, he won first prize in the Biennial Design Contest at the [[Fondation Calvet]], which came with a cash award that enabled him to continue his studies in Paris.<ref name="F">*[http://www.fondation-calvet.org/avignon/fr/actualites/pierre-grivolas-la-nouvelle-ecole-d-avignon "Pierre Grivolas, la Nouvelle école d'Avignon"] @ the Fondation Calvet website.</ref> There, he was a student at the [[École des Beaux-Arts]], where he met and was influenced by [[Dominique Ingres]], [[Eugène Delacroix]] and [[Hippolyte Flandrin]]. |
After displaying an early talent for drawing, his parents enrolled him in art classes. In 1843, he won first prize in the Biennial Design Contest at the [[Fondation Calvet]], which came with a cash award that enabled him to continue his studies in Paris.<ref name="F">*[http://www.fondation-calvet.org/avignon/fr/actualites/pierre-grivolas-la-nouvelle-ecole-d-avignon "Pierre Grivolas, la Nouvelle école d'Avignon"] @ the Fondation Calvet website.</ref> There, he was a student at the [[École des Beaux-Arts]], where he met and was influenced by [[Dominique Ingres]], [[Eugène Delacroix]] and [[Hippolyte Flandrin]]. In 1848, at the outbreak of the [[French Revolution of 1848|February Revolution]], he returned to Avignon. He became one of the first members of the [[Félibrige]] in 1854. |
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In 1877 the Soucieta Felibrenco dé Paris was founded by [[Baptiste Bonnet]], [[Jean Barnabé Amy]], Joseph Banquier, Antoine Duc ([[Duc-Quercy]]), {{ill|Maurice-Louis Faure|fr}}, Louis Gleize and Pierre Grivolas. The society created the journal ''Lou Viro-Souléu''.<ref>{{citation |last=Carnoy|first=Henry|title=Dictionnaire biographique international des écrivains|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Srw7S6LXO2gC&pg=PA14|page=14 |accessdate=2017-09-05|year=1987|publisher=Georg Olms Verlag|isbn=978-3-487-41058-6}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | From 1878 until his death, Grivolas was the Director of the École des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon;<ref name="F" /> steering his students away from [[Academicism]] by taking them on [[plein aire]] excursions to [[Les Angles, Gard|Les Angles]] and along the [[Rhône]]. He is credited with creating the art movement now known as the "Nouvelle école d'Avignon". |
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| ⚫ | In 1894, Grivolas invited his youngest brother, {{ill|Antoine Grivolas|fr}}, a [[still-life]] painter, to leave his home on the [[Côte d'Azur]] and join him at his home near [[Mont Ventoux]],<ref name="F" /> where they lived like shepherds while making sketches. The following year, they moved to [[Monieux]], a small village at the entrance to the {{ill|Gorges de la Nesque|fr}}. They spent the next season at Ventouret, near [[Aurel, Vaucluse|Aurel]], attempting to capture the colors of the mountain landscape. A street in Avignon has been named after him. |
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In 1848, at the outbreak of the [[French Revolution of 1848|February Revolution]], he returned to Avignon. He became one of the first members of the [[Félibrige]] in 1854. |
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| ⚫ | From 1878 until his death, |
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| ⚫ | In 1894, |
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A street in Avignon has been named after him. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==Further reading == |
==Further reading == |
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* Hélène Deronne; ''Pierre Grivolas (1823-1906), peintre, félibre, chef de fil de l'école d'Avignon'', Barthélemy, Institut Européen Séguier, 2015 ISBN |
* Hélène Deronne; ''Pierre Grivolas (1823-1906), peintre, félibre, chef de fil de l'école d'Avignon'', Barthélemy, Institut Européen Séguier, 2015 {{ISBN|978-2-87923-272-0}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/private/grivolas_pierre/artworks/12034/0/ Arcadja Auctions: More works by Grivolas.] |
*[http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/private/grivolas_pierre/artworks/12034/0/ Arcadja Auctions: More works by Grivolas.] |
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Pierre Grivolas (2 September 1823, Avignon - 5 February 1906, Avignon) was a French painter; known for landscapes, portraits and genre scenes.
Biography
[edit]After displaying an early talent for drawing, his parents enrolled him in art classes. In 1843, he won first prize in the Biennial Design Contest at the Fondation Calvet, which came with a cash award that enabled him to continue his studies in Paris.[1] There, he was a student at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he met and was influenced by Dominique Ingres, Eugène Delacroix and Hippolyte Flandrin. In 1848, at the outbreak of the February Revolution, he returned to Avignon. He became one of the first members of the Félibrige in 1854.
In 1877 the Soucieta Felibrenco dé Paris was founded by Baptiste Bonnet, Jean Barnabé Amy, Joseph Banquier, Antoine Duc (Duc-Quercy), Maurice-Louis Faure, Louis Gleize and Pierre Grivolas. The society created the journal Lou Viro-Souléu.[2] From 1878 until his death, Grivolas was the Director of the École des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon;[1] steering his students away from Academicism by taking them on plein aire excursions to Les Angles and along the Rhône. He is credited with creating the art movement now known as the "Nouvelle école d'Avignon".
In 1894, Grivolas invited his youngest brother, Antoine Grivolas, a still-life painter, to leave his home on the Côte d'Azur and join him at his home near Mont Ventoux,[1] where they lived like shepherds while making sketches. The following year, they moved to Monieux, a small village at the entrance to the Gorges de la Nesque. They spent the next season at Ventouret, near Aurel, attempting to capture the colors of the mountain landscape. A street in Avignon has been named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c *"Pierre Grivolas, la Nouvelle école d'Avignon" @ the Fondation Calvet website.
- ^ Carnoy, Henry (1987), Dictionnaire biographique international des écrivains, Georg Olms Verlag, p. 14, ISBN 978-3-487-41058-6, retrieved 2017-09-05
Further reading
[edit]- Hélène Deronne; Pierre Grivolas (1823-1906), peintre, félibre, chef de fil de l'école d'Avignon, Barthélemy, Institut Européen Séguier, 2015 ISBN 978-2-87923-272-0
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