Pierre Louis Rodolphe Julian (13 June 1839 – 2 February 1907) born in Lapalud southeastern France was a French painter, etcher and professor, founder and director of the Académie Julian in Paris.[1] The writer André Corthis (1882–1952), winner of the 1906 edition of the Prix Femina was his niece.
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| Born | 13 June 1839 Lapalud, France |
| Died | 2 February 1907 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Léon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel École des Beaux-Arts |
| Known for | Painting, etching, education |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
Biography
editJulian worked as an employee in a bookstore in Marseille. He was interested in sports, particularly wrestling. Julian went to Paris, where he became a student of Léon Cogniet and Alexandre Cabanel, professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, without being enrolled there.[2]
In 1863 he exhibited for the first time in the salons.[3]
He married the painter Amélie Beaury-Saurel in 1895.
The challenges that he faced when in Paris led him to found in 1868, a private art academy, the Académie Julian, who also offered training to foreign artists and women who had little access to the official academy . The purpose was to prepare students for entry to the École des Beaux-Arts.[4]
Julian was described by the Anglo-Irish novelist and critic George Moore as "a kind of Hercules, dark-haired, strong, with broad shoulders, short legs, a soft voice and all the charm of the Midi".[5]
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Collections
edit- San Francisco De Young (museum)[6]
- British Museum[7]
Award
editFor his services to the arts, Rodolphe Julian Legion of Honour en 1881.
Bibliography
edit- Léon Cladel; Jean-Pierre Deloux; Rodolphe Julian: "Ompdrailles : le tombeau-des-lutteurs", (ISBN 9782846080521) celebrating fighting tournaments practiced in Lapalud (Vaucluse), Julian's birthplace [8]
- Martine Hérold: L'Académie Julian à cents ans. 1968 (in French).
- Catherine Fehrer; New Light on the Académie Julian and its founder (Rodolphe Julian). In: La Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6. Pér. 103, 1984 [9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- ^ Agorha.inha.fr, Dictionnaire élèves des Beaux arts
- ^ (fr)Rodolphe Julian, Gallica.Bnf, French archives
- ^ Fehrer, Catherine. "Women at the Academie Julian in Paris."Burlington Magazine Nov 1994:752–757. Web. 14 Apr 2010.
- ^ The New York Times, John Russel: "An Art School That Also Taught Life", March 19, 1989
- ^ FAMSF.org
- ^ British museum, Drawings
- ^ Worldcat
- ^ Worldcat
