Paul François Quinsac
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Paul François Quinsac was born in Bordeaux in the year 1858.
Quinsac was a painter of the French School known as Academic art
, a specialist in mythological and allegorical subjects, figures and landscapes. He studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme
and later he became professor at the School of the Art of Bordeaux (École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux).
From 1880 he exhibited regularly to the Hall of the French Artists of which he became member in 1887. He received an honourable mention during the exhibition of 1884, a medal of third class to the World Fair of 1889
, as well as a travel grant. He was named Chevalier de la légion d’Honneur in 1903. He died in 1932.
Quinsac was a painter of the French School known as Academic art
Academic art
Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism,...
, a specialist in mythological and allegorical subjects, figures and landscapes. He studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.-Life:Jean-Léon Gérôme was born...
and later he became professor at the School of the Art of Bordeaux (École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux).
From 1880 he exhibited regularly to the Hall of the French Artists of which he became member in 1887. He received an honourable mention during the exhibition of 1884, a medal of third class to the World Fair of 1889
Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from 6 May to 31 October 1889.It was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, an event traditionally considered as the symbol for the beginning of the French Revolution...
, as well as a travel grant. He was named Chevalier de la légion d’Honneur in 1903. He died in 1932.
External links
- Quinsac's painting Moulin de la GaletteMoulin de la GaletteThe Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since the 17th century the windmill has been known for more than just its milling capabilities...
