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UNE PRAIRIE DANS LE PAS CALAIS by Albert Besnard (Fr.,1849-1934).
Besnard's father was a pupil of Ingres; his mother was a talented miniaturist. Besnard enrolled at the cole des Beaux-Arts where he studied under Jean Franois Bramond (1807-68) and Alexandre Cabanel.
He had his first painting accepted by the Paris Salon when he was only 19. In 1874 he was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome. Upon his return from Italy, he married a sculptor, Charlotte Dubray.
Although he received many official honors and was the last important academic painter, he also was attracted to Impressionism. Although trained in the Classical tradition, he began to adopt the Impressionist style about 1883. His Portrait de Mme. Roger Jourdain, which he exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1886, established his reputation.
By the time he was 30, he was well into a career that was crowned with many honors. He was named Director of the Villa Medici in Rome in 1914, and the Director of the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1922. He was elected to the Acadamie des Beaux Arts and to the Acadamie Franaise. He was also awarded the Grand Croix de la Lagion deHonneur.
His works are found in many museums, including the Louvre (Woman Warming Herself, 1866). He is best known for his many mural decorations in schools and public buildings in Paris.
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