Which 'French Impressionist' painter, famed for his portrait, 'The Bar At The Folies Bergere', was born in Paris in 1832, and died of a gangrenous leg in 1883?
"A Bar at the Folies-Bergère A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (), painted and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1882, is considered the last major work of French painter Édouard Manet. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonged to the composer Emmanuel Chabrier, who was a close friend of Manet. Chabrier hung it over his piano. The painting is currently in the Courtauld Gallery in London. The painting exemplifies Manet's commitment to Realism in its detailed representation of a contemporary scene. Many features have puzzled critics but almost all of them have"
"Folies Bergère The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872, named after nearby rue Bergère. The house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' ""Belle Époque"" through the 1920s. Revues featured extravagant costumes, sets and effects, and often"
"Gabriel Ferrier Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847 in Nîmes – 6 June 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter and orientalist. His father was a pharmacist. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he worked with Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils. His first exhibit was at the Salon in 1869. Two years later, he was awarded the Prix de Rome for his depiction of a scene from the Flood and studied at the French Academy in Rome from 1873 to 1876. Upon returning to France, he specialized in painting portraits of notable figures connected with the"
"his best-known students may be numbered Paul-Émile Bécat, Roger Bissière, André Fau, Luis Ricardo Falero and Albert Lynch. Gabriel Ferrier Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847 in Nîmes – 6 June 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter and orientalist. His father was a pharmacist. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he worked with Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils. His first exhibit was at the Salon in 1869. Two years later, he was awarded the Prix de Rome for his depiction of a scene from the Flood and studied at the French Academy in Rome from"
"it subsequently. The original owner of Manet’s 1882 painting was Chabrier; it now hangs in the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. ""Bar aux Folies-Bergère"" was first performed on 15 May 1934 by Ballet Rambert at the Ballet Club at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill, London. The cast included Alicia Markova as the can-can dancer La Goulue, Frederick Ashton as the waiter Valentin le Désossé, Pearl Argyle as the Barmaid, with Diana Gould, Mary Skeaping, Tamara Svetlova and Mona Kimberley (Can-can dancers), William Chappell and Walter Gore (Adolphe and Gustave, habitues of the Bar), Oliver Reynolds (an old man) and"
"in Paris on 20 August 1785. Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ""Prix de Rome"", after a severe struggle he entered the ""Académie Royale"" and became one of the most popular sculptors of his day. His earlier work, such as ""Child with Cage"" (model at Sèvres) and ""Mercury Fastening his Sandals"" (Berlin, and lead cast in Louvre), is less commonplace than that of his more mature years, but his nude statue of Voltaire, dated"
"so intense that he forced Haussmann to become a scapegoat, hoping his resignation would satisfy the bourgeois parties which had become increasingly angered during the economic depression of the late 1860s. Haussmann's plans, with their radical redevelopment, coincided with a time of intense political activity in Paris. Many Parisians were troubled by the destruction of ""old roots"". Historian Robert Herbert says that ""the impressionist movement depicted this loss of connection in such paintings as Manet's ""A Bar at the Folies-Bergère""."" The subject of the painting is talking to a man, seen in the mirror behind her, but seems disengaged. According"
"A recent example is Faceboyz Folliez, a monthly burlesque and variety show at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. Folies Bergère The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872, named after nearby rue Bergère. The house was at the height of"
"knife in self-defense and her face contorted and screaming. The image can faintly be seen in the pentimento as well. Her references can be provocative as she addresses timely social, political and personal concerns. Gilje create a number of portraits in which her subjects were placed in the context of an historic painting of their choice; these were displayed in her exhibition ""Curators and Connoisseur"" at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, New York, in 2006. For example, art historian Linda Nochlin chose Édouard Manet’s 1882 ""Bar at the Folies Bergère"" for Gilje’s ""Linda Nochlin at the Bar at the Folies"
"5 May 1984. He is buried in Paris, in the Montparnasse Cemetery. Gustave Singier Gustave Singier (11 February 1909, Warneton – 5 May 1984, Paris) was a Belgian non-figurative painter active in France as part of the new Paris School of Lyrical Abstraction and the Salon de Mai. He spent his childhood in German occupied Belgium, then moved to France in 1919. From the age of 14, he started to paint. In 1923 he enrolled as a student at the Boulle school, attending until 1926. From 1927, he worked as a draughtsman, designing interior architecture and furniture until 1936. 1936"
"Georges Barrière Georges Barrière (28 March 1881 in Chablis – 1944 in Đồ Sơn) was a French painter. He went to Paris at the age of 19 to follow the courses of Léon Bonnat and Jules Adler at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. His paintings were shown at the Salon d'Automne in 1903, at the Société des Artistes Indépendants in 1906, and the Salon des Artistes Français in 1909. During World War I he made many sketches of the trench life of the French soldiers, with titles such as ""Sous les Marmites au poste de secours de la cote 204."" After"
"Feral Benga Francois ""Feral"" Benga (1906-1957) was a Senegalese dancer and became a sought after model of the Harlem Renaissance, his portraits and sculptures taken by Carl Van Vechten, Richmond Barthé and George Platt Lynes among others. Francois ""Feral"" Benga was the illegitimate grandchild of one of Dakar's wealthiest property owners. Benga left Dakar in 1925 to move to Paris and his father disinherited him. In 1930 Benga starred in ""The Blood of a Poet"", an avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau and financed by Charles de Noailles. In France, Benga was the Folies Bergère star; for a brief period"
"to leave after 16 years. In 1918, Paul Derval (1880–1966) made his mark on the revue. His revues featured extravagant costumes, sets and effects, and ""small nude women"". Derval's small nude women would become the hallmark of the Folies. During his 48 years at the Folies, he launched the careers of many French stars including Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Fernandel and many others. In 1926, Josephine Baker, an African-American expatriate singer, dancer and entertainer, caused a sensation at the Folies Bergère in a new revue, ""La Folie du Jour"", in which she danced a number ""Fatou"" wearing a costume"
"can draw parallels to the detached barmaid at ""A Bar at the Folies-Bergère"" by Manet and the behind-the-scenes ballet dancers of Degas. His style was also influenced by the classical Japanese woodprints which became popular in art circles in Paris. He excelled at depicting people in their working environments, with the colour and movement of the gaudy nightlife present but the glamour stripped away. He was a master at painting crowd scenes where each figure was highly individualized. At the time they were painted, the individual figures in his larger paintings could be identified by silhouette ""alone"", and the names"
"classes Barrière as representative of the second generation of French teachers he considers lacked the talent and even moral character of the first generation. Though other more recent Vietnamese writers have been more appreciative of Barrière. He died at the coastal resort of Đồ Sơn near Haiphong. Images of his works: Georges Barrière Georges Barrière (28 March 1881 in Chablis – 1944 in Đồ Sơn) was a French painter. He went to Paris at the age of 19 to follow the courses of Léon Bonnat and Jules Adler at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. His paintings were shown at the Salon"
"shot himself following an argument with his mistress. Guilaumet is buried in Montmartre Cemetery. His tomb bears a sculpture by Louis-Ernest Barrias of a ""Young girl from Bou Saâda"", dropping flowers onto a portrait of Guillaumet embossed on a medallion. Gustave Achille Guillaumet Gustave Achille Guillaumet (26 March 1840 – 14 March 1887) was a French artist. He is best known for his paintings of North Africa. Gustave Guillaumet was born in 1840 in Puteaux (now in the Hauts-de-Seine, Paris). Guillaumet was initially a student of François-Edouard Picot and Félix-Joseph Barrias. In 1857 he joined the École nationale supérieure des"
"nude women. In 1926, Josephine Baker, an African-American expatriate singer, dancer and entertainer, caused a sensation at the Folies Bergère by dancing in a costume consisting of a skirt made of a string of artificial bananas and little else. The institution is still in business, and is still a strong symbol of French and Parisian life. Located at 32 rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. The métro stations are Cadet and Grands Boulevards. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including"
"birthplace, in Eymoutiers (30 miles east of Limoges). Paul Rebeyrolle Paul Rebeyrolle (November 3, 1926 in Eymoutiers – February 7, 2005 in Côte-d'Or) was a French painter. As a child he had tuberculosis of the bone, which caused for long periods of immobility. Later he studied in Limoges and joined the French Communist Party. He ultimately broke with the party because of events related to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. His art is often concerned with landscapes, but is marked by violence and rage. He received praise from François Pinault, Jean-Paul Sartre, Michel Foucault and others. Rebeyrolle has his own"
"Paul Emmanuel Péraire Paul-Emmanuel Péraire (September 12, 1819, Bordeaux – January 21, 1893, Paris) was a French landscape painter of the Barbizon school. He was born in Bordeaux and originally worked as a stockbroker before studying painting under Eugène Isabey and Évariste Vital Luminais. It was not until he was nearly forty years old that he began to show his works which usually depict landscape or architectural subjects. He exhibited at the Salon from 1866 to 1892. He received a bronze medal at the Salon of 1880 for his painting ""The Seine at Saint-Dennis"" and his work ""L'Etang à Mortefontaine,"
"sitters connected with Orléans, but also in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon. Farther afield he may have been in Turin and Rome, and in Spain, Hamburg, Poland, Russia and England. He died in Amsterdam virtually unknown, according to his biographers. Jean-Baptiste Perronneau Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (c. 1715 – 19 November 1783) was a French painter who specialized in portraits executed in pastels. Perronneau was born in Paris. He began his career as an engraver, apparently studying with Laurent Cars, whose portrait he drew, and working for the entrepreneurial printseller Gabriel Huquier, rue Saint-Jacques, Paris, making his first portraits in oils, and especially in"
"Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ""Prix de Rome"", after a severe struggle he entered the ""Académie Royale"" and became one of the most popular sculptors of his day. His earlier work, such as ""Child with Cage"" (model at Sèvres) and ""Mercury Fastening his Sandals"" (Berlin, and lead cast in Louvre), is less commonplace than that of his more mature years, but his nude statue of Voltaire, dated 1776 (initially in the Institut de"
"did, however, die in Paris. Hippolyte Sebron Hippolyte Victor Valentin Sebron (21 August 1801, Caudebec-en-Caux - 1 September 1879, Paris) was a French landscape, cityscape and portrait painter. He was also a photographer and worked in pastels. He studied at the École des Beaux-arts. At first, he worked as a decorative painter. His first exhibition at the Salon came in 1825. Soon, he gained a reputation as a painter of interior portraits. Later, he became a student of Léon Cogniet. In 1827, while decorating the new Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, he was taken as a student by Louis Daguerre and became"
"effet du matin"" (""Morning Effect. Lake at Mortefontaine"") was much praised at the Salon of 1881. His pictures show the influence of Corot and the other Barbizon masters. The Musée des beaux-arts at Bagnères-de-Bigorre holds one of his works and two drawings are held by the Louvre. Among his chief pictures are: Paul Emmanuel Péraire Paul-Emmanuel Péraire (September 12, 1819, Bordeaux – January 21, 1893, Paris) was a French landscape painter of the Barbizon school. He was born in Bordeaux and originally worked as a stockbroker before studying painting under Eugène Isabey and Évariste Vital Luminais. It was not until"
"chaotic Paris and painted landscapes of the surrounding areas, Béraud - like his friend Édouard Manet (1832-1883), and in some of their paintings, Edgar Degas (1834-1917), depicted the urban life. Artistic techniques used by Béraud, in particular, when drawing the so-called ""À la salle Graffard"", later became a classic. The upper part of the picture is hidden in a light haze, the musicians and spectators are depicted in the foreground, while performers stand out against a darker background. Jean Béraud Jean Béraud (; January 12, 1848 – October 4, 1935) was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting"
"of eight canvases by Perrier. François Perrier (painter) François Perrier (1590–1650) was a French painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Perrier was instrumental in introducing into France the grand style of the decorative painters of the Roman Baroque. He is also remembered for his two collections of prints after antique sculptures, the ""Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum quae temporis dentem invidium evasere"" (Paris, 1638), and ""Icones et segmenta...quae Romae adhuc extant"" (Paris, 1645). These prints provided visual repertories of classical models for generations of European artists and connoisseurs. Perrier was born in Pontarlier. During the years 1620–1625, he resided in Rome, where"
"the state of financial insecurity he was in, a sale of paintings was realized in his favor in 1892 by his painter friends but a new attack of paralysis struck him. He died at his home boulevard de Clichy in May 1892. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery (47th division). His tomb is adorned with a bronze bust by Eutrope Bouret. Alexis Bouvier Alexis Bouvier (15 January 1836 –18 May 1892) was a 19th-century French novelist and playwright. Born into a working-class family, Alexis Bouvier began his professional life as a sculptor in bronze until 1863, while taking care"
"Louis Édouard Fournier Louis Édouard Fournier (12 December 1857 – 10 April 1917) was a French painter and illustrator. Fournier participated in many large-scale artistic endeavors, chief of which was the creation of frescoes for the decoration of the Grand Palais in Paris, in association with other artists including Alexandre Falguière. Fournier also created many mosaic friezes, considered at the time milestones in French art. One of his most celebrated frescoes, ""Aux gloires du Lyonnais et du Beaujolais"" is in the Deliberation Room in the Council General of Rhône in Lyon. He also produced a series of paintings devoted to"
"of their attitude to Nature that such a position should be desirable."" Claude Lorrain Claude Lorrain (; born Claude Gellée , called le Lorrain in French; traditionally just Claude in English; c. 1600 – 23 November 1682) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Baroque era. He spent most of his life in Italy, and is one of the earliest important artists, apart from his contemporaries in Dutch Golden Age painting, to concentrate on landscape painting. His landscapes are usually turned into the more prestigious genre of history paintings by the addition of a few small figures, typically"
"and the Child"", is loosely based on the avuncular rapport that ensued. His novels deal with incest, homosexuality, sadism and even bestiality. They also describe his trips to North Africa and Greece. André Gide acted as one of his mentors. He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971. François Augiéras François Augiéras (1925–1971) was an American-born French painter and writer. François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, where his father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music. He moved to Dordogne in France with his mother after his father died while he was still a"
"Marie-Anne-Julie Forestier Marie-Anne-Julie Forestier (13 June 1782 - after 1843) was a French painter. Born in Paris, she became a pupil of Jacques-Louis David and in June 1806 became engaged to Jean-Dominique Ingres. However, Ingres left for Rome that September and the engagement did not survive until his return to France, since he won the first prize for painting in 1801 and thus had to stay in Rome. She exhibited at the Paris Salons of 1802, 1810, 1812, 1814 and 1819. Her works include a portrait of Philippe Pinel with his family and a copy of Ingres' ""Self-Portrait Aged 24"""
"days later to take his body back for burial at Montpellier over a week later. Frédéric Bazille Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870) was a French Impressionist painter. Many of Bazille's major works are examples of figure painting in which he placed the subject figure within a landscape painted ""en plein air"". Frédéric Bazille was born in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, into a wealthy Protestant family. He became interested in painting after seeing some works of Eugène Delacroix. His family agreed to let him study painting, but only if he also studied medicine. Bazille began studying"
"on the most significant Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre des Variétés, the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Armand Montjoye Armand Montjoye, real name Jules Joseph Montjoye, (Paris, 8 February 1816 – Paris, 13 January 1871) was a 19th-century French painter and playwright. A son of the dancer Louis-Stanislas Montjoie (1789 – 1865), a student of Jean-Dominique Ingres at the École des Beaux-Arts (1832), he first began to paint and exhibited a portrait of his father at the 1835 Salon. In 1839 he realised ""Jésus tenté par le diable"" and in 1842 an ""Autoportrait""."
"Lunéville. Napoleon is not known to have granted the artists a sitting, and Ingres's meticulously painted portrait of ""Bonaparte, First Consul"" appears to be modelled on an image of Napoleon painted by Antoine-Jean Gros in 1802. In the summer of 1806 Ingres became engaged to Marie-Anne-Julie Forestier, a painter and musician, before leaving for Rome in September. Although he had hoped to stay in Paris long enough to witness the opening of that year's Salon, in which he was to display several works, he reluctantly left for Italy just days before the opening. Ingres painted a new portrait of Napoleon"