Félix Ziem
Félix Ziem (26 February 1821 – 10 November 1911) was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School, who also produced some Orientalist works.
Also recorded as Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem · Felix-Francois-Georges-Philibert Ziem · Felix Francois Ziem · Felix Ziem
Félix Ziem

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- Name
- Félix Ziem
- Born
- 26 February 1821
- Birthplace
- Beaune, Côte-d'Or, France
- Died
- 10 November 1911
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- École des Beaux-Arts, Dijon; Adolphe Monticelli, Marseille
- Known for
- Painter
- Movement
- Barbizon; Orientalist
- Awards
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- Full name
- Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter, artist and architect.
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Félix Ziem (26 February 1821 – 10 November 1911) was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School, who also produced some Orientalist works.
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Biography
Biography
Félix Ziem studied at Beaux-Arts School of Dijon. Justin Gabriel is recorded as having studied under Félix Ziem. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is visual arts and architecture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Netherlands, Dordrecht and Martigues. Residence is recorded at Paris. Works named in the authority record are Moorse roeiers bij Constantinopel. Work by Félix Ziem is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Amsterdam Museum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Legion of Honour.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Félix Ziem • Born — 26 February 1821 • Birthplace — Beaune, Côte-d'Or, France • Died — 10 November 1911 • Place of death — Paris, France • Resting Place — Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris • Education — École des Beaux-Arts, Dijon; Adolphe Monticelli, Marseille • Known for — Painter • Movement — Barbizon; Orientalist • Awards — Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
Biography
Biography
He was born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in Beaune in the Côte-d'Or département of the Burgundy région of France. His mother was a native of Burgundy who had married an immigrant from Croatia. Originally, Ziem planned to be an architect, studied in the École des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, and for a time he worked as an architect. In 1839 he moved to Marseille, where he received some informal instruction in painting from Adolphe Monticelli. Painting developed from a hobby into a career following a visit in 1841 to Italy, where he fell in love with the city of Venice, a place that would become the source for many of his works, and to which he returned annually until 1892. Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits, and landscapes of diverse locations which reflected his travels. Following a year-long trip to the Ottoman Empire and Egypt in 1857-58, he began to include works with an Orientalist theme in his oeuvre. His landscapes included scenes from a variety of locations including Constantinople, Egypt, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer and his native Burgundy. Ziem was a commercially successful artist in his own lifetime.
Career
Career
Ziem's works were first exhibited in 1849 at the Paris Salon, and Ziem remained a regular exhibitor there for many years. He also traveled extensively throughout Europe and in 1860 moved to Montmartre, the artistic quarter of the city of Paris. Financially successful, he was known to assist struggling young artists. In 1857, the government of France recognized his contribution to the art world by making him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and an officer of the Legion in 1878. Félix Ziem died in 1911 and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Félix Ziem was recorded at birth as Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem. The authorities additionally record the headings Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem, Felix-Francois-Georges-Philibert Ziem, Felix Francois Ziem, Felix Ziem and Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem. His recorded language was French.
Identity
Identity
Félix Ziem is recorded with the occupation landscape painter. Recorded with the occupation visual artist. Classed in the genre marine art. What Félix Ziem did, and where. Ziem worked at Netherlands. Ziem worked at Martigues. Ziem worked at Dordrecht. Ziem worked at Paris. Recorded as having studied at Beaux-Arts School of Dijon.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1821
Félix Ziem was born on 26 February 1821.
1911
Félix Ziem died on 10 November 1911.
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Félix Ziem was born at Beaune.
Birthplace
Félix Ziem died at Paris.
Deathplace
Paris.
Residences
Beaune.
Birth place
Selected paintings
• Illustration — The Grand Canal in Venice (1890-1900) (São Paulo Museum of Art). • Illustration — French President Émile Loubet Visiting the French and Italian Squadrons in Toulon (1901) • Illustration — View of Istanbul (Pera Museum, Istanbul)
Recognition and collections
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Recognition and collections
Félix Ziem received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
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Félix Ziem is associated with Barbizon school.
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- 1.Son acte de décès ( ) dans les registres de décès du de Paris pour l'année 1911.
- 2.Félix Ziem. Musée de Beaune.
- 3.Frédérique Verlinden et Gérard Fabre, La Traversée d'un siècle : Félix Ziem, 1821-1911, Réunion des musées nationaux, 2001, .
- 4.A. Changarnier, « Essai biographique sur Ziem », in: Société d’archéologie de Beaune (Côte d’Or). Histoire, Lettres, Sciences et Arts, Mémoires, année 1913, Imprimerie Beaunoise, 1941, (en ligne sur Gallica.
- 5.J. Délissey, « Quelques indications sur les noms actuels des rues de Beaune », in: Société d’archéologie de Beaune (Côte d’Or). Histoire, Lettres, Sciences et Arts, Mémoires, Années 1937 à 1940, Imprimerie Beaunoise, 1941 (en ligne sur Gallica.
- 6.Couple allongé. Base Joconde POP.
- 7.Patrick Mérienne et Jean-Pierre Hervet, Forêt de Fontainebleau, randonnées et découvertes, éd. Ouest-France, 2013, .
- 8.Le Nil. Notice Joconde.
- 9.Félix Ziem (Beaune, 1821 – Paris, 1911).
- 10.Toulon, Visite du Président Loubet. Musée de la Marine.
- 11.La base Joconde en recense à elle seule 527 dans les musées publics français (dont 35 au seul musée des beaux-arts de Beaune, de sa ville natale).
- 12.Site de la ville de Beaune
- 13.Comoedia / rédacteur en chef : Gaston de Pawlowski. Gallica. 3. 1911-12-05.
- 14.pdf Article auteur1=J-C Couval Les Flamand Roses Musée des Beaux Arts de Beaune 2013 lire en https://www.beaune.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/l_oeuvre_de_novembre_2013.pdf .
- 15.Notice et vidéo sur l'exposition.
- 16.Exposition « Félix Ziem (1821-1911) Saisir la lumière », Évian tourisme & congrès.
- 17.Félix Ziem dans son jardin, Paris Musées, consulté le .
- 18.Base Joconde 000SC013217 Félix Ziem (1821-1911) , peintre .
- 19.Reproduit dans le , .
- 20.Deux siècles d'histoire au Père Lachaise. Mémoire et Documents. 2006. 978-2-914611-48-0.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Pierre Miquel a consacré à Félix Ziem trois ouvrages qui constituent les tomes VII, VIII et XI de la collection « Le Paysage français au , l’École de la nature », Maurs-la-Jolie, éditions de la Martinelle : tome VII : Félix Ziem (1821-1911) (prix de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts, 1978), biographie ; tome VIII : Catalogue de l’œuvre de Félix Ziem (prix de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts, 1978), catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre de Ziem avec plus de répertoriées ; tome XI : Félix Ziem, second volume au catalogue, 1996. Complément biographique, étude des périodes essentielles de l'évolution du style de Ziem. Plus de supplémentaires répertoriées.
- F. Baille, N. Durand, L. Ménétrier, Félix Ziem, Voyages, impressions et paradoxes, catalogue de l'exposition du musée des beaux-arts de Beaune, Beaune, 2011.
- Félix Ziem : « J'ai rêvé le beau », catalogue d’exposition au Musée Ziem, avec les contributions d'Isabelle Collet, Lucienne Del'Furia, Gérard Fabre, Dominique Lobstein et Charles Villeneuve de Janti, éditions Images en Manœuvre, Marseille, 2011 .
- Lucienne Del'Furia, Félix Ziem : « Le Génie et l'Adresse », Musée Ziem, Arnaud Bizalion Éditeur, 2014
- Gérard Fabre, Frédérique Verlinden, Luca Marchetti, La Traversée d'un siècle, Félix Ziem 1821-1911, éditions RMN, 2001.
- Sophie Biass-Fabiani et Gérard Fabre, Félix Ziem, peintre voyageur 1821-1911 – peintures, Musée Ziem, Martigues, Actes Sud, 1994 .
- Sophie Biass-Fabiani et Gérard Fabre, Félix Ziem, peintre voyageur 1821-1911 – œuvre graphique, Musée Ziem, Martigues, Actes sud, 1995 .
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Formation and teaching. Ziem studied at Beaux-Arts School of Dijon. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Ziem worked in visual arts and architecture. His work is associated with Barbizon school. He belonged to Barbizon school. He worked at Netherlands, Dordrecht, Martigues and Paris. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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