Edmond Maître
Edmond Maître (April 23, 1840 – May 29, 1898) was a French writer, musician, and art collector, best known for his support and association with the Impressionists and his close friendship with Frédéric Bazille and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. His partner, Rapha Maître, was a model for several works by Renoir.
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Edmond Maître

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- Name
- Edmond Maître
- Birth Name
- Louis Edmond Maître
- Born
- April 23, 1840
- Birthplace
- Bordeaux, France
- Died
- May 29, 1898
- Place of death
- 6th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Field
- Musician
- Full name
- Louis Edmond Maître.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- musician.
- Languages
- French.
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Edmond Maître (April 23, 1840 – May 29, 1898) was a French writer, musician, and art collector, best known for his support and association with the Impressionists and his close friendship with Frédéric Bazille and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. His partner, Rapha Maître, was a model for several works by Renoir.
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• Name — Edmond Maître • Birth Name — Louis Edmond Maître • Born — April 23, 1840 • Birthplace — Bordeaux, France • Died — May 29, 1898 • Place of death — 6th arrondissement of Paris, France • Field — Musician
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- 1.Daulte misreports the birth date. The correct birth date is reported by the Bordeaux city archives. See: BORDEAUX 1 E 190 - Registre des actes de naissance de Bordeaux, section 1, 1840 - 1840, commentaires : Table annuelle en fin de registre, #465/1840, view: 221 sur 229. The original birth certificate #465/1840 in the same source is on view 70 sur 229.
- 2.Daulte F. (1978). "A True Friendship: Edmond Maitre and Frederic Bazille". In J. P. Marandel (Ed.), Frédéric Bazille and Early Impressionism (pp. 22–31). Art Institute of Chicago.
- 3.Davis, J., Leshko, J., & S. (2000). "Pierre-Auguste Renoir". In Smith College Museum of Art: European and American Painting and Sculpture, 1760–1960 (1st ed., pp. 106–107). Hudson Hills.
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