Maurice Sand

Maurice Sand
Nadar, Public domain

(1823–1889) French illustrator and writer (1823-1889)

Maurice Sand (France, 1823–1889) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Maurice Sand belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Maurice Sand was born in Paris and died in Nohant-Vic. The teachers included Jules Boucoiran and Eugène Delacroix. Maurice Sand was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.

One of the best-known works is ‘Callirhoé’. The catalogue has one work by Maurice Sand with a free image. The dated work is from 1801. Musée de la Vie romantique holds at least one work by Maurice Sand.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jozef Van Lerius, Gustav Richter, James Bertrand, Théodule Ribot, and George Washington Wilson.