Alfred Roll
(1845–1919) fransk målare
Alfred Roll (France, 1845–1919) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Alfred Roll belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Alfred Roll was born in former 8th arrondissement of Paris and died in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Alfred Roll trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The teachers included Henri Harpignies, Léon Bonnat, and Charles-François Daubigny. Wikidata associates Alfred Roll with realism and Naturalism. The awards include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Marie Krøyer, Emmanuel de La Villéon, Alfred Louis Bahuet, and Paul Bocquet.
The best-known works include ‘Manda Lamétrie, fermière’, ‘Chevaux affrontés’, and ‘Dragon’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 25 works by Alfred Roll with free images. The dated works span the years 1871–1918. Works by Alfred Roll are held by several collections, among them Municipal museum (Saverne), Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Musée d’Orsay, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Richard Buchta, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, Louisa Starr-Canziani, Anna Petersen, and François-Joseph Luigi Loir.