René-Yves Creston

René-Yves Creston was a French painter, printmaker, ethnologist, french resistance fighter, curator and sculptor (1898–1964). He was born at Saint-Nazaire and died at Étables-sur-Mer.

Also recorded as Rene-Yves Creston; Rene Yves Creston; Yannick Creston.

René-Yves Creston in brief

Born
1898
Died
1964
Known for
painter, printmaker, ethnologist, french resistance fighter, curator, sculptor and artist
Place of birth
Saint-Nazaire
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Identity and origins

René-Yves Creston was recorded at birth as René Pierre Joseph Creston. The authorities additionally record the headings Rene-Yves Creston, Rene Yves Creston and Yannick Creston. His recorded language was French.

He married Suzanne Creston and Germaine Jouan.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include Peintre de la Marine and director. He belonged to Seiz Breur and Réseau du musée de l'Homme.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Creston, René Yves, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. René-Yves Creston (1898-1964) : l’artiste, l’ethnologue, le théoricien. Postic, Fañch et Jean-François Simon (dir.). René-Yves Creston (1898-1964) – Un artiste breton en quête d’altérité. Brest, Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique, 2017, 328 p. ill. couleur. ISBN 979-10-92331-29-5, Rabaska: Revue d'ethnologie de l'Amérique française, 2018. Creston, Paul, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Les collections vestimentaires du musée de Bretagne, In Situ, 2024.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

René-Yves Creston studied at Nantes School of Art and Beaux-Arts de Paris. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine art.

Positions recorded include Peintre de la Marine and director. Membership is recorded of Seiz Breur and Réseau du musée de l'Homme.

Work by René-Yves Creston is recorded in the collections of Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc.

Chronology

  1. 1898René-Yves Creston born at Saint-Nazaire.
  2. 1964René-Yves Creston died at Étables-sur-Mer.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Creston, Paul, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Creston, René Yves, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Postic, Fañch et Jean-François Simon (dir.). René-Yves Creston (1898-1964) – Un artiste breton en quête d’altérité. Brest, Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique, 2017, 328 p. ill. couleur. ISBN 979-10-92331-29-5, Rabaska: Revue d'ethnologie de l'Amérique française, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    René-Yves Creston (1898-1964) : l’artiste, l’ethnologue, le théoricien

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming René-Yves Creston.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1151418579, Colloque "René-Yves Creston (1898-1964), un Artiste Breton en Quête d'Altérité" (2015 : Batz-sur-Mer).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3425731: René-Yves Creston

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “René-Yves Creston”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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