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Biography of Jehan Georges VibertFrench Academic Classical artistborn 1840 - died 1902 Student of: Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905). | |||||||
In describing Jehan Georges Vibert, an admirer of his wrote this: "One of the most original artists that Le Roux introduced to me is Vibert [.]
Jehan Georges Vibert is middle-sized, stout for his age, -- for Jehan
Georges Vibert seems only thirty-five, -- has a full, merry, happy, but very shrewd, sensible face;
Jehan Georges Vibert loves painting, and is, as are all these men, an indefatigable, untiring worker, but
Jehan Georges Vibert loves also to take his play-hours. In the evening Jehan
Georges Vibert goes to the, theater, and among his friends and himself removes his thoughts from his painting and his studio." |
"The Fortune Teller (Tireuse des Cartes) is a particularly powerful example. What could be a greater spoof on holier-than-thou clerics, than to have two Cardinals soliciting the services of a prognosticator." In a late ninteenth century society that was still bearing the fruit of the Enlightenment, it is no wonder that Vibert's wit and satire could flourish and be valued. In 1902 an important technical book was published by Vibert call La Science de la Peinture. Very hard to find, this book is one of several from the period that is widely sought by contemporary realists who are trying to resuscitate the techniques and accomplishments of the past, so that future creativity and experimentation can be built on the solid foundation of the masters. | |||||||
"his paintings are in the collections of many major and minor museums including: Bordeaux, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Glasgow, Melbourne, New York, Rochefort, Saint Louis, Troyes, Versailles and Washington D.C. Jehan Georges Vibert was recently one of several featured artists (including 30 of is paintings) in a traveling exhibition called Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth Century works Anecdotal Paintings that was curated by Eric M.Zafran along with a full color catalog published by the Taft Museum in Cincinnati. expressionist tradition. |
It went to 3 museums, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington and the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira New York between June 25, 1992 and January 17, 1993. His paintings can be found in many important private collections, including three paintings in that of the [ARC] Board Chairman and his wife, Fred and Sherry Ross." (FR) Footnote 1: Letter from Mrs. Brewster of Rome. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their paintings. Clara Erskine Clement and Lawrence Hutton. 1969 (originally 1877), North Point Inc., St. Louis. Footnote 2: Bryan's Dictionary of artists and Engravers. M. Bryan. 1910, George Bell and Sons, London. | |||||||
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