René Basset
René Basset (7 October 1919 – 12 October 2021) was a French photographer. He received the Niépce Prize in 1958.
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René Basset
- Name
- René Basset
- Born
- 7 October 1919
- Birthplace
- Lyon, France
- Died
- 12 October 2021
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Full name
- René Jean Élie Basset.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- portrait photography, fine-art photography and photography.
- Honours
- Niépce Prize.
- Languages
- French.
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René Basset (7 October 1919 – 12 October 2021) was a French photographer. He received the Niépce Prize in 1958.
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René Basset (1919–2021) was a French photographer. Born René Jean Élie Basset in 4th arrondissement of Lyon, the photographer died in 9th arrondissement of Lyon.
René Basset worked in Lyon. The photographer was active in fine-art photography, photography and portrait photography.
Languages used include French. René Basset received Niépce Prize.
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• Name — René Basset • Born — 7 October 1919 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Died — 12 October 2021 • Occupation — Photographer
Biography
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Basset's became a photographer in 1932 and created a studio in Lyon in 1949. He was a founding member of the groups Forme et Lumière and Forum. He was the oldest surviving recipient of the Niépce Prize. René Basset died on 12 October 2021 at the age of 102.
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Exhibitions
• Rétrospective (1994, Lyon) • Transparences (2000, La Ricamarie) • Photogravure, la photo comme estampe (2000, Villeurbanne) • Figures (2001, Francheville) • Lyon Nostalgie (2013, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or)
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4th arrondissement of Lyon.
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- Verneret, Gilles. Lyon des photographes: publié à l'occasion de l'exposition organisée au musée des Moulages de Lyon, du 3 au 28 novembre 2009, pour les 10 ans de la galerie "Le Bleu du ciel. Ed. Libel. 2009. 978-2-917659-07-6.
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