The Académie Ranson was a private art school founded in 1908 in

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by the French painter

Paul Ranson Paul-Élie Ranson (; 29 March 1861 – 20 February 1909) was a French painter and writer associated with Les Nabis. Biography He was born in Limoges. His mother died in childbirth, so he was raised and educated by his grandparents and his ...

(1862–1909).

History

The Académie Ranson was founded in 1908 by

(1862–1909), who himself studied 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 ...

. With the untimely death of Paul Ranson in 1909, the Academy was headed by the wife of its founder, Marie-France Ranson. It was first based in Rue Henri Monnier in the 9th arrondissement and then moved to the

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district, in the Rue Joseph Bara.

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and

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delivered courses and

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, and

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also attended, which gave it a good reputation. Concetta, former model of

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for ''Les repasseuses'' and

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for '' The Kiss'', helped its reputation too. Students attended for periods from a week to a year. In 1914, its teachers were depleted due to

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, but the Académie Ranson survived despite declining attendance. After 1918, Maurice Denis and Paul Sérusier were occupied with other activities, and new teachers took over, many of them alumni:

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, Jules-Émile Zingg,

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, Louis Latapie,

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, and

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. In 1931, Marie-France Ranson handed over the management of the Academy to Harriet Von Tschudi Cérésole, a student and sculptor, originally from the

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. From 1939 to 1944, during

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, the Academy remains open for a few students. It opened again in 1951 with new teachers, including Roger Chastel, Marcel Fiorini, Lucien Lautrec, Gustave Singier, and

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, but due to lack of funds it finally closed in 1955.

Notable people

Faculty

(1886–1964) painter, collagist, stained glass artist *

(1870–1943) painter *

Gustave Louis Jaulmes Gustave Louis Jaulmes (14 April 1873 – 7 January 1959) was an eclectic French artist who followed the neoclassical trend in the Art Deco movement. He created monumental frescoes, paintings, posters, illustrations, cartoons for tapestries and car ...

(1873–1959) art deco painter * Georges Hanna Sabbagh (1877–1951) Egyptian-born French painter *

(1882–1957) art deco painter, designer * Jules-Émile Zingg (1882–1942) modernist painter

Alumni

* Yves Alix (1890–1969) painter * Geoffrey Eastop (1921–2014) potter

References

External links

Paul Ranson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Academie Ranson Art schools in Paris Educational institutions established in 1908 Educational institutions disestablished in 1955 History of Paris Defunct universities and colleges in France Defunct art schools 1908 establishments in France 1955 disestablishments in France