Pierre Gusman
Illustration — Pierre Gusman in 1924; portrait by Albert Váradi (1896-1925) Pierre Gustave Adolphe Gusman, born Gusmand (6 December 1862, Paris18 December 1941, Grosrouvre) was a French engraver, illustrator, and art historian, specializing in wood engraving techniques and Roman architecture.
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Pierre Gusman
19th century artists working in Pompeii · pompeiiinpictures.com · Public domain
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- historian, draftsperson, poet, printmaker and artist.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix Charles Blanc.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Pierre Gusman in 1924; portrait by Albert Váradi (1896-1925) Pierre Gustave Adolphe Gusman, born Gusmand (6 December 1862, Paris18 December 1941, Grosrouvre) was a French engraver, illustrator, and art historian, specializing in wood engraving techniques and Roman architecture.
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Pierre Gusman (1862–1941) was a French art historian, artist and draftsperson, among other activities. Born in Paris, the art historian died in Grosrouvre. Pierre Gusman studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Languages used include French. The art historian received Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix Charles Blanc.
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He was born to the engraver, Adolphe Gusman, and his wife, Marie Émilie née Cleftie. He graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and held his first exhibition at the Salon in 1885. Various grants allowed to make visits to Italy, between 1894 and 1902. He was awarded the Charles-Blanc Prize in 1900, for his work on Pompeii, and again in 1904, for his work on the Villa Jovis. Later, he joined the École de Rambouillet, founded in 1905 by a community of artists; including Julien Tinayre and Pierre Emile Lelong In 1911, he was one of the co-founders of the "Société de la gravure sur bois originale" (SGBO), which was dissolved in 1935. He was the author of numerous essays on the decorative arts of ancient Rome, and contributed regularly to several publications such as Nouvel Imagier and Le Livre et l'estampe. He also served as the Director for the collection "Documents d'art", belonging to the editor, Albert Morancé. From 1922 to 1931, he managed one of Morancés magazines, Byblis (revue), issued quarterly. During this time, in 1925, he was named a Knight in the Legion of Honor.
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Pierre Gusman is recorded with the occupation art historian. Recorded as historian, draftsperson, poet, printmaker and artist.
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Paul Destez, Adolphe Gusman, Pierre Gusman · This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne as part of a cooperation project with Wikimédia France.
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1862
Pierre Gusman was born on 6 December 1862.
1941
Pierre Gusman died on 18 December 1941.
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- Gusman, Pierre, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- “Pierre Gusman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Paul-Joseph Angoulvent, "Pierre Gusman, peintre-graveur et historien d'art", In: Byblis, Autumn 1923, pg.85
- Philippe Le Stum, La Gravure sur Bois en Bretagne, 1850-2000, Coop Breizh, 2018
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Pierre Gusmann and Pierre Gustave Adolphe Gusman. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Adolphe Gusman.
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