Adrien Bas (16 April 1884, in

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– 2 May 1925, in Lyon) was a French painter and

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list. He was primarily known for landscapes, but also painted flowers,

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s, interiors and some portraits.

Biography

His father was a weaver. He began his art studies at the

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon The École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon is a school of art and design in Lyon, located in Les Subsistances, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is part of the École des Beaux-Arts tradition, ...

in the workshop of . Except for some study trips and travels related to his health, he lived in Lyon his entire life. In 1908, he obtained honorable mention at the "Salon lyonnais des beaux-arts". After 1916, his works were largely inspired by

Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically d ...

, although he also admired

Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...

. During the latter part of World War I, he stayed in

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. Upon his return, he gained the patronage of the writer, sculptor and art dealer, , who became his principal agent. In 1920, he participated in a major exhibit at the "Salon d'automne de Lyon" (modeled after the

Salon d'automne The Salon d'Automne (; en, Autumn Salon), or Société du Salon d'automne, is an art exhibition held annually in Paris, France. Since 2011, it is held on the Champs-Élysées, between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, in mid-October. The f ...

of Paris), with a group of artists that included

Louis Bouquet Louis Bouquet (6 December 1885 – 25 February 1952) was a French artist and illustrator. Louis Bouquet was born in Lyon on 6 December 1885. He attended the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and then the École des beaux-arts in ...

, , Étienne Morillon, the sculptor,

Marcel Gimond Marcel Antoine Gimond (1894–1961) was a French sculptor known for his busts, statues, and portraits in bronze. Biography Gimond was born in the Ardèche region of France. He first studied at the ''Beaux-Arts'' Academy in Lyon and was the stud ...

and many others who were opposed to

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. Shortly after, they were joined by the sculptor and the writer,

Gabriel Chevallier Gabriel Chevallier (3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire '' Clochemerle''. Biography Born in Lyon in 1895, Gabriel Chevallier was educated in various schools before entering Lyon École des ...

, creating a society known as "", that was active until 1924. Shortly before his death, he participated in the creation of the "". He died of

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at his home on the

Île Barbe The Île Barbe is an island situated in the middle of the Saône, in the 9th arrondissement de Lyon, the quartier Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe (a former-commune annexed in 1963). Its name comes from the Latin ''insula barbara'', "Barbarians' Islan ...

. After his death, his works were promoted by his friend, the writer

Henri Béraud Henri Béraud (; 21 September 1885 in Lyon – 24 October 1958 in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Ré Island), also known as Tristan Audebert, was a French novelist and journalist. He was sentenced to death in 1945, which was later commuted t ...

Selected works

Rhone-Bas.jpg, The Banks of the

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Biography

Selected works

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