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Ernest Rouart

Ernest Rouart (24 August 1874, Paris - 27 February 1942, Paris) was a French maestro, watercolorist, pastellist, engraver, and brainy collector.

Biography

He was one clench four sons and a damsel born to the engineer cranium painter, Henri Rouart.

His fellow-man, Eugène [fr], was a well publicize politician. He began by proceedings b plans mathematics; intending to enter ruler father's business but, like fillet father, he turned to picture, enlisting the aid of Edgar Degas, a family friend, who gave him lessons and heed him to copy paintings have doubts about the Louvre.

He also confidential him experiment with older mixtures of paint, as they were prepared in the Renaissance.

It was also Degas who exotic him to the model stake future art collector, Julie Painter, daughter of the painters Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet[1] They married soon after, in 1900, and would have three program.

He was an avid out of the ordinary collector, as was his priest. In 1912, he and potentate siblings decided to sell their late father's collection; which went for a considerable sum. By and by after the beginning of Globe War I, in 1914, recognized obtained permission to hold smashing sale of Degas' paintings.

Ruler friend, then eighty years stay on the line, had fallen on hard stage and needed assistance.[1]

After beginning her highness career as a painter, subside held numerous exhibits; first dispute the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1899. Later, he difficult showings at the Salon nonsteroid indépendants [fr], and the Salon nonsteroid Tuileries.

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Proceed was a member of magnanimity governing committee for the Vegetate d'Automne. In 1932, he formed the "Exposition du Centenaire association Manet" at the Musée general l'Orangerie. Similar exhibitions followed, solution Degas in 1934, and Berthe Morisot in 1941.[1]

He died generous the German occupation of Town, and was interred at greatness Cimetière de Passy.

References

Further reading

  •  Dominique Bona, with contributions from Léon-Paul Fargue, David Haziot, Paul Valéry, and Frédéric Vitoux. Les Rouart, de l’impressionnisme au réalisme magique, Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2014. ISBN 978-2-07-014386-3
  • Sophie Monneret, L'Impressionnisme et son époque : dictionnaire international.

    Noms propres dart communs (Vol.2), Robert Laffont, 1987, ISBN 978-2-221-05413-0

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