Charles Fouqueray
Illustration — Charles Fouqueray Charles Dominique Fouqueray (Le Mans, 23 April 1869 – 28 March 1956) was a French painter. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris under Alexandre Cabanel and Fernand Cormon. From 1908 he was Peintre de la Marine, following the career of his father, a naval officer.
Also recorded as Charles Dominique Fouqueray · D. Charles Fouqueray · Dominique Charles Fouqueray · D.-Charles Fouqueray
Charles Fouqueray
Fouqueray, Charles, 1869-1956, artist · Library of Congress Catalog: http: Image download: http: Original url · Public domain
- Full name
- Jules Charles Dominique Fouqueray.
- Born
- 1869. · Le Mans.
- Died
- 1956. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- poster artist, painter, postage stamp designer, draftsperson and illustrator.
- Fields
- history and marine art.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Charles Fouqueray Charles Dominique Fouqueray (Le Mans, 23 April 1869 – 28 March 1956) was a French painter. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris under Alexandre Cabanel and Fernand Cormon. From 1908 he was Peintre de la Marine, following the career of his father, a naval officer.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He was recipient of the 1909 Prix Rosa Bonheur, then in 1914 the first Prix de l'Indochine.
Charles Fouqueray studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history and marine art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include Peintre de la Marine. Work by Charles Fouqueray is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Cabildo of Buenos Aires, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Charles Fouqueray was recorded at birth as Jules Charles Dominique Fouqueray. The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Dominique Fouqueray, D. His recorded language was French.
Identity
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Charles Fouqueray is recorded as poster artist, painter, postage stamp designer, draftsperson and illustrator.
Fouqueray, Charles (artiste).
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Fouqueray, Charles (artiste).
Opérateur Z (code armée). · Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine (image)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1869
Charles Fouqueray born at Le Mans.
1956
Charles Fouqueray died at Paris.
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Le Mans.
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- 1.Xavier Béguin Billecocq, Charles Fouqueray, un peintre français français en Arabie saoudite, Paris, Collections relations internationales et culture, 1998, .
- 2.Emmanuel Bénézit, « Charles Fouqueray », in Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres sculpteurs dessinateurs et graveurs, Paris, Gründ, 1999, tome 5, p. 607.
- 3.Xavier Béguin Billecocq, , .
- 4.Xavier Béguin Billecocq, , .
- 5.Xavier Béguin Billecocq, , .
- 6.Les Peintres français et indochinois, 1997, .
- 7.Le Salon. / Société des artistes français ; Société internationale des beaux-arts. Gallica. 1941.
- 8.Le Salon. / Société des artistes français ; Société internationale des beaux-arts. Gallica. 1942.
- 9.Le Salon. / Société des artistes français ; Société internationale des beaux-arts. Gallica. 1943.
- 10.Le Salon. / Société des artistes français ; Société internationale des beaux-arts. Gallica. 1944-01-01.
- 11.Il succède à Pierre Eugène Montézin au fauteuil de la section peinture.
- 12.Jonques et sampans, worldcat.org. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- « Charles Fouqueray 1869-1956 », in La Revue maritime, , 1956
- Yves Brayer, Notice sur la vie et les travaux de Charles Fouqueray, lue à l'occasion de son installation comme membre de la section peinture, séance du , Paris, Institut de France, 1957
- Lynne Thornton, Les Africanistes, peintres voyageurs 1890-1960, Paris, ACR
- Jean-François Vaury, « Charles Fouqueray, sa vie, son œuvre », in L'art et la mer, 1990
- Pierre Cabanne, Gérald Schurr, Dictionnaire des petits maîtres de la peinture 1820-1920, Paris, les Éditions de l'Amateur, 2003,
- Xavier Beguin-Billecoq, Oman vu par les artistes français, Paris, Relations internationales et Culture, 1995
- Archives du Service historique de la Défense, Vincennes (série CC7, 4° moderne)
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Charles Fouqueray received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Finnish National Gallery, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Cabildo of Buenos Aires and Smithsonian American Art Museum
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