Lucien Jonas
Lucien Hector Jonas (8 April 1880 – 20 September 1947) was a French painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Lucien Jonas
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- Name
- Lucien Jonas
- Birth Name
- Lucien Hector Jonas
- Occupation
- Painter
- Born
- 8 April 1880
- Birthplace
- Anzin, France
- Died
- 20 September 1947
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Full name
- Lucien Hector Jonas.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- marine.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Teachers
- Joseph Layraud.
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Lucien Hector Jonas (8 April 1880 – 20 September 1947) was a French painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Lucien Jonas studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Joseph Layraud is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine. Positions recorded include Peintre de la Marine. Work by Lucien Jonas is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery, Musée de la civilisation, Musée Carnavalet and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix de Rome and Order of the Francisque.
Lucien Jonas (1880 - 1947), portrait of the painter Alphonse Chigot, (1911), oil painting 80 x 60cm, Musée des Beaux-arts de Valenciennes
Lucien Jonas · Antoine Descheemaeker- Colle (2008),Eugène Chigot, Sa Vie, Son Oevre Peint, Editions Henri, France. ISBN 9782917698020
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• Name — Lucien Jonas • Birth Name — Lucien Hector Jonas • Occupation — Painter • Honours — Official Painter of the French Air and Space Force • Born — 8 April 1880 • Birthplace — Anzin, France • Died — 20 September 1947 • Place of death — Paris, France • Illustration — Lucien Jonas
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Lucien Jonas is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix de Rome and Order of the Francisque. Recorded at birth as Lucien Hector Jonas.
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1880
Lucien Jonas born at Anzin.
1947
Lucien Jonas died at Paris.
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Lucien Jonas received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix de Rome and Order of the Francisque.
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