Victor Vignon

Victor Vignon was a French painter and printmaker (1847–1909). He was born at Villers-Cotterêts and died at Meulan-en-Yvelines.

Also recorded as Victor Paul Vignon; Victor Alfred Paul Vignon; victor vignon; v. vignon; Vignon.

Victor Vignon in brief

Born
1847
Died
1909
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Villers-Cotterêts
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. His recorded influences include Adolphe-Félix Cals and Camille Pissarro.

Recognition and collections

Work by Victor Vignon is held by Centraal Museum, Reading Public Museum, Clark Art Institute and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1824 to 1893.

The Cow (La Vache), dated 1893, held by Q214867, inventory 2004.162.39. Landscape in Winter, held by Simonow collection. Summer Landscape with Haystacks, held by Reading Public Museum, inventory 2014.24.1. Snow Effect in the Suburbs, dated 1880, held by Clark Art Institute, inventory 1955.892. Village Entrance. Summer in the village, Jouy, dated 1885, held by Singer Laren. Og, dated 1824. The Cow (La Vache), from "L'Estampe Originale", dated 1893, etching, printed in brown, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 22.82.1-29.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Simonow collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Reading Public Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Clark Art Institute: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Singer Laren: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Frans Buffa & sons: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Vignon, Victor Alfred Paul, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Paintings by Victor Alfred Paul Vignon, Contemporaries of Van Gogh 1: Works Collected by Theo and Vincent, 2023. Vignon, Philippe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Vignon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Vignon, Claude, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1157854869). Those registers additionally record the forms Vignon Retif de LaBretonne, François Victor and Rétif de LaBretonne, Vignon.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Pen Plotter Tevo Tornado (4254999) (2020) — Internet Archive. Light Box (4655582) (2020) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot is recorded. the recorded working language is French.

Adolphe-Félix Cals and Camille Pissarro are recorded as an influence.

Work by Victor Vignon is recorded in the collections of Centraal Museum, Reading Public Museum, Clark Art Institute, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Musée d'Orsay.

Chronology

  1. 1847Victor Vignon born at Villers-Cotterêts.
  2. 1880Snow Effect in the Suburbs (Clark Art Institute).
  3. 1885Summer in the village, Jouy (Singer Laren).
  4. 1893The Cow (La Vache) (Q214867).
  5. 1909Victor Vignon died at Meulan-en-Yvelines.
  6. 2020Pen Plotter Tevo Tornado (4254999) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2020Light Box (4655582) digitised by Internet Archive.

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.

    Open Library author record for Victor Vignon (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Vignon, Victor Alfred Paul, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1157854869, Retif de LaBretonne, Victor Vignon.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Victor Vignon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Victor Vignon (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1660419: Victor Vignon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Victor Vignon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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