Théodule Ribot

Théodule Ribot
Didier Descouens, Public domain

(1823–1891) fransk målare

Théodule Ribot (France, 1823–1891) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Théodule Ribot belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Théodule Ribot was born in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez and died in Colombes. Théodule Ribot studied under Auguste-Barthélemy Glaize. Wikidata associates Théodule Ribot with French Realism. Théodule Ribot was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Antoine Vollon.

The best-known works include ‘Woman sewing’, ‘Stilleven met vissen en een kreeft’, ‘Artist at his Easel’, and ‘Au sermon’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 86 works by Théodule Ribot with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1900. Works by Théodule Ribot are held by several collections, among them Burrell Collection, Musée d’Orsay, Museum of Fine Arts of Reims, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

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