Benjamin Vautier
(1829–1898) schweizisk konstnär
Benjamin Vautier (Switzerland, 1829–1898) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Benjamin Vautier belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Benjamin Vautier was born in Morges and died in Düsseldorf. Benjamin Vautier trained at Musée Rath and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The teachers included Jules Hebert, Jean-Léonard Lugardon, and Rudolf Jordan. Benjamin Vautier worked in Düsseldorf. Benjamin Vautier became a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Malkasten, and Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen. The awards include Order of Franz Joseph, Order of the Red Eagle, and Order of Saint Michael. The students included Mihály Munkácsy, Carl Sundt-Hansen, Agnes Börjesson, and Karl Hoff.
The works belong mainly to the genre genre painting. The catalogue has 9 works by Benjamin Vautier with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1900. Works by Benjamin Vautier are held by several collections, among them Burton Constable Hall, Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof, Augustiner Museum, and Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Arnold Böcklin, Frank Buchser, François Bocion, Rudolf Koller, and Ferdinand Laufberger.