Aimé Morot
(1850–1913) fransk målare
Aimé Morot (France, 1850–1913) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Aimé Morot belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Aimé Morot was born in Nancy and died in Dinard. Aimé Morot trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. Aimé Morot studied under Alexandre Cabanel. Aimé Morot became a member of Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Prix de Rome, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Alf Wallander and Auguste François-Marie Gorguet.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait d'Ernest Hébert’ and ‘Rezonville, 16 August 1870, la charge des cuirassiers’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 11 works by Aimé Morot with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1909. Works by Aimé Morot are held by several collections, among them Musée d'Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, and Maison de Victor Hugo.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Emilio Sala Francés, Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Raphaël Collin, Léon Comerre, and Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov.