Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ
(1842–1923) fransk målare
Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ (France, 1842–1923) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ was born in Paris and died in Paris. Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The teachers included Charles Gleyre, Émile Signol, and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Wikidata associates Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ with Orientalism and academic art. Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ became a member of Ligue de la Patrie Française. The awards include Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome. The students included Émile Signol.
The best-known works include ‘The White Slave’, ‘Adolphe Crémieux’, and ‘Les Gardes-côtes gaulois’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, figure painting, and religious painting. The catalogue has 10 works by Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ with free images. The dated works span the years 1863–1901. Works by Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ are held by several collections, among them Musée d’Orsay, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nantes Museum of Arts, and Musée Paul Valéry.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, John Gast, Thorvald Niss, and Edith Martineau.