Albert Louis Aublet (; 18 January 1851 in

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– 3 March 1938 in

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) was a French painter known primarily for his

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scenes and nudes.

Biography

Trained in the workshops of

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and

Jean-Léon Gérôme Jean-Léon Gérôme (; 11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academic painting, academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living art ...

, he had his first exhibit at the

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in 1873. He received honorable mention there in 1879 and was awarded a third-class medal in 1880. He also collected medals at several international events, including the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He was decorated with the

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in 1890. During his overseas trip in 1881, his experiences in the Middle East had a profound influence on his artistic inspiration.

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left an especially strong impression on him. His first Orientalist painting "Turkish Woman in the Baths" was a great success and he became President of the Société des Artistes in

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. He was also a professor at the

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, and is believed to have been the inspiration for M. Biche, a fictional painter in ''

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'' by

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. His son was the architect (1901–1980), who married Marie-Germaine Ablett, daughter of the painter

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, in 1931.''Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués''
#323, April 1931, pg.2 @ Gallica.

Selected paintings

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References

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* 1851 births 1937 deaths 19th-century French painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists Painters from Paris Recipients of the Legion of Honour French Orientalist painters French male painters 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub