Marcellin Desboutin

Marcellin Desboutin
Marcellin Desboutin, Public domain

(1823–1902) fransk målare och grafiker

Marcellin Desboutin (France, 1823–1902) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Marcellin Desboutin belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Marcellin Desboutin was born in Cérilly and died in Nice. Marcellin Desboutin trained at Collège Stanislas de Paris and Beaux-Arts de Paris. Marcellin Desboutin was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.

The best-known works include ‘The Baby Carriage’, ‘Madame Cornereau’, and ‘Portrait de jeune fille’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 14 works by Marcellin Desboutin with free images. The dated works span the years 1872–1898. Works by Marcellin Desboutin are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, Musée Fabre, and Musée d’Orsay.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jozef Van Lerius, Gustav Richter, James Bertrand, Maurice Sand, and Théodule Ribot.