Alexandre-Jacques Chantron

Alexandre-Jacques Chantron
Danae, 1891
Born	January 28, 1842 Nantes
Died	1918
Education	Paris Salon

Alexandre Jacques Chantron (January 28, 1842 – 1918) was a French artist from the Western city of Nantes. His early work consisted mainly of portraits and still lives, and later he took to painting nude studies in the manner of Bouguereau, a theme he continued to develop while experimenting with the fledgeling photographic technology of the day.^[1]

Le Liseron, 1913

Chantron was a pupil of François-Édouard Picot, Tony Robert-Fleury and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. He entered the Paris Salon in 1877 with a religious subject, and gained an honorable mention in 1893. He exhibited Fleurs de printemps at the Salon in 1895. He was awarded a third class medal in 1899, and a second class medal in 1902 for his painting Feuilles Mortes.^[2]

References

1. "Alexandre-Jacques Chantron (1842 – 1918)". Julian Simon Fine Art. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
2. Musée des Beaux-Arts Nantes (Oct 2011). "Inquiétantes étrangetés - Le rêve et l'imaginaire, p.9" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2012-10-07.

External links

• La Conchiglia di Venere - The Nude in Art History