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Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer was a French painter, printmaker, illustrator, theatre designer, costume designer and scenographer (1907–1990). He was born at Versailles and died at Paris.

Yves Brayer in brief

Born
1907
Died
1990
Known for
painter, printmaker, illustrator, theatre designer, costume designer, scenographer, lithographer and draftsperson
Place of birth
Versailles
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Formation and teaching

Yves Brayer studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

As a teacher, Yves Brayer is recorded in connection with Gabriel Dauchot, Alain Le Nost and Jean-Pierre Pophillat. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Yves Brayer received Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms. Work by Yves Brayer is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée Carnavalet, Musée d'art moderne de Paris and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1942 to 1958.

Ballet Dancers in the Attic Rotunda, Paris Opéra (Danseuse à l'Oeil-de-boeuf, Opéra de Paris), dated 1942, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1975.1.2390. Toledo Landscape, held by Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, inventory K2171. A View of Avignon, dated 1958, held by Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, inventory 55.974.0.721.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art: 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.

Brayer, Yves, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Yves Brayer, Design, 1971. Brayer, Oxford Art Online, 2003. brayer, n.², Oxford English Dictionary, 2023. brayer, n.³, Oxford English Dictionary, 2023.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (5343230-7). Those registers additionally record the forms Musée les Baux-de-Provence, Musée Baux-de-Provence, Musée des Baux-de-Provence and Musée Brayer.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 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. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Yves Brayer studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Gabriel Dauchot, Alain Le Nost and Jean-Pierre Pophillat are recorded as having studied under Yves Brayer. the recorded working language is French.

Employment is recorded with Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Beaux-Arts de Paris. Positions recorded include curator. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts.

Work by Yves Brayer is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée Carnavalet, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper and Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery.

Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms.

Chronology

  1. 1907Yves Brayer born at Versailles.
  2. 1942Ballet Dancers in the Attic Rotunda, Paris Opéra (Danseuse à l'Oeil-de-boeuf, Opéra de Paris) (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1958A View of Avignon (Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art).
  4. 1990Yves Brayer died at Paris.

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.

    Brayer, Yves, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Allée Yves Brayer, Bourges, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France métropolitaine, 18000, France

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Yves Brayer, Design, 1971

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 5343230-7, Musée Yves Brayer.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Yves Brayer (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3102971: Yves Brayer

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Yves Brayer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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