Robert_Poughéon

Robert Poughéon

Robert Poughéon

French painter

Eugène Robert Poughéon (18 July 1886 – 1 March 1955) born in Paris, was a French artist, painter, illustrator and museum curator.

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Biography

Poughéon studied under Jean-Paul Laurens and Albert Besnard at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later at the École des Arts Décoratifs with Charles Lameire.

In 1914 Poughéon won the Prix de Rome.[1] In 1927, he was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Salon, and two years later the gold medal.[2] In 1935 he started teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian.[3] He was made director of the French Academy in Rome in 1942, and soon after became curator of the Musée Jacquemart-André.

Besides his paintings, murals, frescoes, and decors, Poughéon also illustrated books as well as providing artwork for banknotes.[4]

See also

Bibliography

  • Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, Paddington Press [5]
  • Norma, Bordeaux années 20-30: de Paris à l'Aquitaine, 2008 [6]

References

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    "POUGHEON, Eugène Robert (1886 - 1955), Painter, watercolourist : Benezit Dictionary of Artists - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  2. [2]
    "E.R. Pougheon | Peter Pappot". peterpappot.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. [3]
    (fr) Ggbooks, Jean Pierre Cuzin, Dimitri Salmon, Ingres, Mengès, 2006 - Art, Modern, p. 237
  4. [4]
    "Artists of the French and French-Printed Banknotes | Billets de France.com". billetsdefrance.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  5. [5]
    Bordeaux années 20-30: de Paris à l'Aquitaine. Norma. 2008. ISBN 9782915542172. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  6. [6]
    (fr) Ggbooks, Bordeaux années 20 - 30


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