Joseph Apoux
Illustration — "F", Pornographic Alphabet, c. 1880 • Illustration — "W", ibid, c. 1880 Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux (5 November 1846, Le Blanc – 11 November 1910, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was a French painter, illustrator and engraver of the late 19th century associated with the Decadent movement.
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Joseph Apoux
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- Full name
- Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux.
- Born
- 1846. · Le Blanc.
- Died
- 1910. · Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter, printmaker and illustrator.
- Teachers
- Jean-Léon Gérôme.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — "F", Pornographic Alphabet, c. 1880 • Illustration — "W", ibid, c. 1880 Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux (5 November 1846, Le Blanc – 11 November 1910, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was a French painter, illustrator and engraver of the late 19th century associated with the Decadent movement.
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Joseph Apoux studied painting and drawing under Jean-Léon Gérôme. He then specialized in aquatint and drypoint engraving. He exhibited in salons from 1880 and participated in the international exhibition Blanc et Noir ('Black and White') in 1886. Apoux produced numerous series of erotic engravings and prints, including Pornographic Alphabet (c. 1880), Fantastic Reveries, and Etching Caprices (c. 1890). His work was published by the L. Joly publishing house (Quai Saint-Michel) and the print merchant René Pincebourde (Rue de Verneuil) between 1880 and 1900. Apoux lived his whole working life in Paris and married his first cousin Clarisse Camus, who bore him three children: Clarisse, who became a milliner and dressmaker, Marie, and Henri.
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1846
Joseph Apoux born at Le Blanc.
1910
Joseph Apoux died at Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
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Joseph Apoux was recorded at birth as Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux. The authorities additionally record the heading Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux. His recorded language was French. Recorded as painter, printmaker and illustrator.
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