Gérard Clément-Brun (11 September 1865, in

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– 11 March 1920, in Avignon) was a French portrait and

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painter. Some sources give his year of birth as 1867 or 1868.

Biography

He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon, under the tutelage of

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, who advised him to study in Paris. There, he enrolled at the

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, where he studied with

William Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female ...

and

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. Later, he entered the

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

, where his instructors were

Gabriel Ferrier Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847 in Nîmes – 6 June 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter and Orientalism, orientalist. Biography His father was a pharmacist. He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, wh ...

and

Jules Joseph Lefebvre Jules Joseph Lefebvre (; 14 March 183624 February 1911) was a French figure painter, educator and theorist. Early life Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Bea ...

Upon returning to Avignon, he established and chaired the which, among many others, included the painters , , ,

Alfred Lesbros Alfred Lesbros (1873–1940) was a French painter born in Montfavet, near Avignon, France. He painted approximately a thousand works that can be seen in museums and public collections in Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, Marseille, Montpellier and ...

and

Joseph Meissonnier Jean-Racine Meissonnier (1794 – 19 August 1856), also called Meissonnier Jeune, was a French classical guitarist, musical arranger and composer, as well as an important music publisher. Life Born in Marseille, Meissonnier learned the guitar f ...

. They held their first exhibit in 1912 at the Hôtel de Ville d'Avignon (City Hall) In 1913, he obtained a silver medal at the

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with his painting ''Le Raccommodeur de faïence'' (The Earthenware Mender)René Édouard-Joseph, ''Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains'', Vol.1, A-E, Art & Édition, 1930, p.301 A large collection of his works may be seen at the

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in Avignon.

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''Clément Brun''
@ ''Artistes provençaux'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Brun, Clement 1865 births 1920 deaths 19th-century French painters French portrait painters Cityscape artists Académie Julian Artists from Avignon 20th-century French painters

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