Paul-Louis Delance

Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924)[1] was a French painter and educator. He is known for his allegorical and genre scene paintings early in his career, and his religious, and landscape paintings later in his career.[2]

Paul-Louis Delance
Born
Paul-Louis Gustave Delance

(1848-03-14)March 14, 1848
Paris, France
DiedOctober 16, 1924(1924-10-16) (aged 76)
Paris, France
Other namesPaul Delance
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts
Spouse(s)Julie Feurgard
Children1
AwardsLegion of Honour (1908)
La tour Eiffel vue de la Seine (1889), oil painting by Delance

Early life and education

Paul-Louis Gustave Delance was born on March 14, 1848 in Paris, France.[2] His grandfather was Comte Joseph van Roosebeck from Belgium.[2]

Delance studied art at École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat.[3][4] Delance first participated in the Salon in 1865 and was active until 1874.[2][5] He joined the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War (from 1870–1871).[2]

Career

He taught at the Académie Delécluse, the Dominican school at Arcueil, and taught private lessons.[6][2] Students of his included Jean Mannheim,[6] John Noble Barlow, Robert Burns, Jenny Eakin Delony,[7] Anna Sahlstén, William Edwin Atkinson,[8] among others.

In 1886, he married one of his pupils, Julie Feurgard.[9] Together they had a daughter, Alice Delance (1888–1973). Julie Feurgard died in 1892, as a result of her death, Delance's paintings became focused on landscape, portrait and religious subjects.

In 1908, Delance was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur.[2]

Death and legacy

He died on October 16, 1924 in his home at 7 Bausset Street in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Delance is buried at Passy Cemetery.[10]

His work is included in various museum collections including National Museum Wales,[11] Art Renewal Center,[12] Carnavalet Museum,[2] among others.

References
  1. Amiot-Saulnier, Emmanuelle (2007). La peinture religieuse en France,1873-1879: Prix du Musée d'Orsay 2006 (in French). Musée d'Orsay. p. 251. ISBN 978-2-7118-5273-4.
  2. "Delance, Paul Louis". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00048423. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. Bénézit, Emmanuel (1924). Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays: D-K (in French). R. Roger et F. Chernoviz. p. 58.
  4. Champlin, John Denison; Perkins, Charles Callahan (1913). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. C. Scribner's sons. p. 389.
  5. l'Annonciade, Musée de; Mousseigne, Alain (1977). Le Drapeau: 1792-1977 : [exposition] Saint-Tropez, Musée de l'Annonciade, juillet-septembre 1977 : [catalogue (in French). Le Musée. p. 24.
  6. Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0961611200.
  7. Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists, G K Hill & Co. publishers, 1985
  8. Prakash, A. K. (2015). Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery. Arnoldsche Art Publishers. pp. 666–667. ISBN 978-3-89790-455-2.
  9. "Julie Delance-Feurgard, French, 1859–1892". The Clark Art Institute. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  10. "Visionneuse". Paris Archives. October 20, 1924. p. 14/31. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  11. "Art Collections Online, DELANCE, Paul". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  12. "Paul-Louis Delance". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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