Paul-Louis Delance
Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924) was a French painter and educator. He is known for his allegorical and genre scene paintings early in his career, and his religious, and landscape paintings later in his career.
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Paul-Louis Delance
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- Name
- Paul-Louis Delance
- Birth Name
- Paul-Louis Gustave Delance
- Born
- 14 March 1848
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 16 October 1924
- Education
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Spouse
- Julie Feurgard
- Awards
- Legion of Honour - Knight (17 July 1908)
- Full name
- Paul Louis Gustave Delance.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924) was a French painter and educator. He is known for his allegorical and genre scene paintings early in his career, and his religious, and landscape paintings later in his career.
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Biography
Paul-Louis Delance studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Walter Sargent and Julie Delance-Feurgard are recorded as having studied under Paul-Louis Delance. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Netherlands and Amsterdam. Work by Paul-Louis Delance is recorded in the collections of Musée d'Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Musée Carnavalet, National Museum Cardiff and Liege Fine Arts Museum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Auteur(s): Delance, Paul Louis (Paris, 14–03–1848 - Paris, 16–10–1924), peintre Datation en siècle: 19e siècle Type(s) d'objet(s): Peinture Dénomination(s): Tableau Matériaux et techniques: Peinture à l'huile, Toile (matériau) Dimensions -
Delance, Paul Louis (Paris, 14–03–1848 - Paris, 16–10–1924), peintre
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Key facts
• Name — Paul-Louis Delance • Other Names — Paul Delance • Birth Name — Paul-Louis Gustave Delance • Born — 14 March 1848 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 16 October 1924 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — École des Beaux-Arts • Spouse — Julie Feurgard • Children — 1 • Awards — Legion of Honour - Knight (17 July 1908) • Illustration — La tour Eiffel vue de la Seine (1889), oil painting by Delance
Early life and education
Early life and education
Paul-Louis Gustave Delance was born on March 14, 1848, in Paris, France. His grandfather was Comte Joseph van Roosebeck from Belgium. Delance studied art at École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat. Delance first participated in the Salon in 1865 and was active until 1874. He joined the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War (from 1870 to 1871).
Career
Career
He taught at the Académie Delécluse, the Dominican school at Arcueil, and taught private lessons. Students of his included Jean Mannheim, John Noble Barlow, Robert Burns, Jenny Eakin Delony, Anna Sahlstén, William Edwin Atkinson, among others. In 1886, he married one of his pupils, Julie Feurgard. Together they had a daughter, Alice Delance (1888–1973). Julie Feurgard died in 1892, as a result of her death, Delance's paintings became focused on landscape, portrait and religious subjects. In 17 July 1908, Delance was awarded the Knight of France's Legion of Honour. • Illustration — Christ among the doctors • Illustration — Saint Joachim • Illustration — Coronation of the Virgin • Illustration — Saint Anne • Illustration — Pentecost
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former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
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15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Death and legacy
He died on October 16, 1924, in his home at 7 Bausset Street in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Delance is buried at Passy Cemetery. His work is included in various museum collections including National Museum Wales, Art Renewal Center, Carnavalet Museum, among others.
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- 1.Amiot-Saulnier, Emmanuelle. La peinture religieuse en France,1873-1879: Prix du Musée d'Orsay 2006. Musée d'Orsay. 251. 2007. 978-2-7118-5273-4.
- 2.Delance, Paul Louis. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. 978-0-19-977378-7.
- 3.Bénézit, Emmanuel. Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays: D-K. R. Roger et F. Chernoviz. 58. 1924.
- 4.Champlin, John Denison. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. C. Scribner's sons. 389. 1913.
- 5.l'Annonciade, Musée de. Le Drapeau: 1792-1977 : [exposition] Saint-Tropez, Musée de l'Annonciade, juillet-septembre 1977 : [catalogue. Le Musée. 24. 1977.
- 6.Hughes, Edan Milton. Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. 1986. 978-0961611200.
- 7.Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists, G K Hill & Co. publishers, 1985
- 8.Prakash, A. K. Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery. Arnoldsche Art Publishers. 666–667. 2015. 978-3-89790-455-2.
- 9.Julie Delance-Feurgard, French, 1859–1892. The Clark Art Institute.
- 10.Abbadie, Antoine Thomson. National Archives - Léonore Database.
- 11.Visionneuse. Paris Archives. 14/31. October 20, 1924.
- 12.Art Collections Online, DELANCE, Paul. National Museum Wales.
- 13.Paul-Louis Delance. Art Renewal Center.
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