Guillaume Seignac (; 25 September 1870 – 2 October 1924) was a French

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painter.

Childhood

Guillaume was born in

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in 1870, and died in Paris in 1924. He started training at the

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in Paris, where he spent 1889 through 1895. He had many teachers there, including

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, and

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Career

In addition to his training in the academic style, much of Seignac's work displayed classical themes and style, for example, his use of diaphanous drapery covering a woman's body is reminiscent of classical style, in particular the sculptor

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. In 1897, Guillaume Seignac regularly exhibited at the

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and won several honors, including in 1900 honorable mention and in 1903 a Third Class medal.

List of paintings

* ''An Afternoon Rest'' * ''Admiring Beauty'' * ''Beauty at the Well'' * ''Confidence'' * ''Cupid And Psyche'' * ''Cupid Disarmed'' * ''Cupid's Folly'' * ''Diana Hunting'' * ''Faunesse'' * ''Innocence'' * ''L'Abandon'' * ''La Libellule''

* ''La Paresseuse'' * ''Loves Advances'' * ''Nude on the Beach'' * ''Nymph'' * ''Nymph at the Fountain'' * ''Nymph With Cupids'' Guillaume Seignac - Venus and Cupid

* ''Pierrot's Embrace'' * ''Psyche'' * ''Reflections'' * ''The Awakening of Psyche'' * ''The Fragrant Iris'' * ''The Muse'' * ''The Wave'' * ''Vanity'' * ''Venus And Cupid'' * ''Virginity'' * ''Young Woman Naked on a Settee'' * ''Young Woman of Pompeii on a Terrace''

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