Loti Pierre
The French novelist and illustrator Pierre Loti (1850-1923) is noted for his picturesque romances, abounding in descriptions of the exotic spots he visited in a lifetime of travel. He was born Julien Viaud at Rochefort on Jan. 14, 1850, to Protestant parents. Deeply religious as a child, he lost his faith during adolescence, and in […]
Lobel-Riche Almery
The painter and engraver Almery Lobel-Riche was born on 03.05.1880 in Geneva, Switzerland to parents of French descent. He is widely recognized for his images of elite society during the “Belle Epoque” as well as his numerous book illustrations. Lobel-Riche began his artistic studies at the École des Beaux Arts in Montpelier and continued them […]
Lambert-Jean Rucki
Born in Cracow, Poland in 1888. Studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Cracow before he moved to Paris in 1911. With the beginning of World War One he volunteered as a foreigner in the French army and sent in 1914 to the Dardanelles front before going to Salonique, where he worked at the restoration […]
Jouve Paul
Born in Bourron-Marlotte on 1880, died in Paris in 1973. His father August Jouve was also a painter and a friend of Vincent van Gogh. Encouraged by his father, Paul Jouve spent a considerable amount of time during his childhood and youth drawing in Paris main botanical garden and Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle. By age […]
Jouanneau dit Irriera Roger
French Orientalist, painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Born in Bordeaux 1884, but he considered himself as a Parisian. Traveled through the Orient and served the French army in the world wars, for which he gained many military awards. He has created more than 300 works of art illustrating the scenes where the French army fought. His […]
Goulden Jean
Born on June 14th, 1878 in Charpentry, died in Rhemes on November 14th 1946. Jean Goulden was a Doctor of Medicine, painter and designer particularly known for his splendid enamels. He was first married with Sybille Bullock-Haal, and later in 1925 with Dolly Schmied a daughter of the well-known painter Francois-Louis Schmied (1873-1941) with whom […]
Godefroy Louis
A French etcher, painter and arts scholar, Louis Godefroy first studied art in Paris under Caro-Delvaille. His first attempts at etching took place in 1905 and his first work of art in this medium was published in 1906. Throughout most of his career, Godefroy’s etchings were published in Paris by Marcel Guiot. A constant traveler, […]
Gervese Henri
French painter, illustrator, traveler and French Marine officer, born in 1880 in Vesoul France, died in1959 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He used the pseudonym Charles Millot. His life and work are given in the book “Gervese Peintre et Marin” by Jacques Schirmann. He visited Thessaloniki in 1916 on his way to the Dardanelles and Near […]
Gerlach Émile
Born on 6th Jan.1875 in Nancy, died on 14th Dec.1952 in Rao l’Etape (Luvigny). Studied at the School of Art in Nancy and later at the School of Fine Art in Paris where he was a student of Luc Olivier Merson. After his art studies, he was recruited for army service, serving in Congo often […]
Fricero Joseph
Joseph Fricero (1807 Nice – 1870 Nice) was a pupil of Paul Emile Barberi and of Ingres. Since 1825 he made a study trips to Florence, Turkey (i.e. Constantinople), Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Tunis, Algeria, Spain, and Russia. Fricero finally settled in his native Nice, where he became active as a drawing teacher for […]
