Émile Colinus (born 1884 in

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, died 1966 in

), was a French

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and

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Biography

Colinus first studied at the

Académie de Montmartre An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

under the leadership of

André Lhote André Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life. He was also active and influential as a teacher and writer on art. Early life and education Lhote was bor ...

, with whom he learned how to simplify forms. The paintings he shows at the

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from 1925 synthesize the heritage of

Fernand Cormon Fernand Cormon (; 24 December 1845 – 20 March 1924) was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin, and Jean-François Portaels, and one of the leading historical painters of modern France. Biog ...

and

in a personal way. Colinus married Renée Unik, who was a painter as well. Having studied with Jules Adler and

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at the

Académie Julian The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...

she was a specialist of portrait paintings. The couple didn't travel far but in 1931 they went to the shore of the

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where Colinus painted a landscape that he would later exhibit at the

the same year. In 1956 Colinus spent all summer in

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, in a villa with a garden where he painted a portrait of his wife seated behind her easel. He died in Paris on 18 August 1966.

Works in public institutions

* Museum of Martel (Lot)

References

* Gérald Schurr, ''1820-1920, Les petits maîtres de la peinture, valeur de demain'', Paris, 1972, p. 138.

External links

French Naturalist Painters 1890-1950 exhibition
- 29 January - 16 February 2013, Galerie de l'Association des Amis de Gustave de Beaumont, Geneva {{DEFAULTSORT:Colinus, Emile 1884 births 1966 deaths French illustrators 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters Painters from Paris