Gaston Bussière
Illustration — Salammbô, painted by Gaston Bussière, 1907 Gaston Bussière (24 April 1862 in Cuisery – 29 October 1928 or 1929 in Saulieu) was a French Symbolist painter and illustrator.
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- Born
- 1862 · Cuisery.
- Died
- 1928 · Saulieu.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · artist
- Movements
- Symbolism
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Prix Marie-Bashkirtseff
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Salammbô, painted by Gaston Bussière, 1907 Gaston Bussière (24 April 1862 in Cuisery – 29 October 1928 or 1929 in Saulieu) was a French Symbolist painter and illustrator.
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Biography
Biography
Gaston Bussière studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Work by Gaston Bussière is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Musée Thomas-Henry and Musée des Ursulines. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix Marie-Bashkirtseff.
Bussière studied at l'Académie des Beaux-Arts in Lyon before entering the école des beaux-arts de Paris where he studied under Alexandre Cabanel and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. In 1884, he won the Marie Bashkirtseff prize. He was close to Gustave Moreau. He found inspiration in the theatre works of Berlioz (La Damnation de Faust) as well as William Shakespeare and Richard Wagner. He became in demand as an illustrator, creating works for major authors. He illustrated Honoré de Balzac's Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes published in 1897, Émaux et camées, written by Théophile Gautier, as well as Oscar Wilde's Salomé. He also illustrated several works by Flaubert. An associate of Joséphin Péladan, the founder of the Rose-Croix esthétique, Bussière exhibited his works at Salon de la Rose-Croix over two years. Many of his works are on exhibit at the Musée des Ursulines in Mâcon.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Yseult the Blonde • Illustration — Jeanne d'Arc • Illustration — Leilah (1913) • Illustration — Embrace in Evening Light (1927) • Illustration — Isolde: La Princesse Celte (1911) • Illustration — The Revelation: Brünnhilde discovering Sieglinde and Siegmund (1894) • Illustration — Ophelia (circa 1900) • Illustration — Viviane and Merlin (circa 1900) • Illustration — Elsa and Lohengrin (1910) • Illustration — Tristan and Iseult (1911)
Identity
Identity
Gaston Bussière is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix Marie-Bashkirtseff.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1862
Gaston Bussière born at Cuisery.
1880
Exotic Dancers is dated 1880.
1886
Tahoser is dated 1886.
1895
Helen of Troy is dated 1895.
1900
Water Nymph is dated 1900.
1900
La Meute is dated 1900.
1900
Untitled is dated 1900.
1900
Ophelia is dated 1900.
1907
Salammbô is dated 1907.
1910
Elsa and Lohengrin is dated 1910.
1924
Sea Nymphs at a Grotto is dated 1924.
1928
Gaston Bussière died at Saulieu.
1929
Nymph is dated 1929.
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Cuisery.
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Saulieu.
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scholarly publication
- Bussière, Gaston, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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Bussière, Gaston, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Gaston Bussière received Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix Marie-Bashkirtseff.
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Work by Gaston Bussière is
Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Musée Thomas-Henry and Musée des Ursulines
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