Académie Scandinave
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| Académie Scandinave | |
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6, rue Jules-Chaplain, Paris, France | |
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| Established | 1919 |
| Closed | 1935 |
| President | Gunnar Cederschiöld |
| Director | Lena Börjeson |
Académie Scandinave (English: Scandinavian Academy) was a private art academy in Paris, that existed between 1919 and 1935.[1] The school was free and located in the Maison Watteau art gallery, at no. 6 rue Jules-Chaplain and was focused on figurative painting and sculpture.[1][2]
History
[edit]Maison Watteau was founded by Lena Börjeson in 1919, with the goal sell Nordic artists work in Paris, an atelier, and for a social artists’ club.[3] It was backed by art dealer, Gösta Olsson; businessperson and director of Tändstickbolaget, Gunnar Cederschiöld; and Swedish ambassador, Johan Ehrensvärd.[3]
Académie Scandinave was led by Nordic visual artists in the early years, including Lena Börjeson, Otte Sköld, Henrik Sørensen, Adam Fischer, and Per Krohg. From 1927 until 1935, the school was led by French artists.[1]
Notable faculty
[edit]Painting faculty
[edit]- Charles Dufresne (1876–1938)[4]
- Othon Friesz (1879–1949)[4]
- Marcel Gromaire (1892–1971)[4]
- Charles Edmond Kayser (1882–1965)[5]
- Per Krohg (1889–1965)
- Henry de Waroquier (1881–1970)[4]
Sculpture faculty
[edit]- Paul Cornet (1892–1977)[6]
- Louis Dejean (1872–1953)[3]
- Charles Despiau (1874–1946)[7]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Anna Agnér (1896–1977) Swedish painter[8]
- Graciela Aranis (1908–1996) Chilean painter, cartoonist[9]
- Emmanuel Auricoste (1908–1995) French sculptor, medalist[10]
- Signe Barth (1895–1982) Swedish painter, teacher[8]
- Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) American painter, lithographer, photographer[11]
- Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972) Norwegian artist and author[12]
- Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) American painter[13][14]
- Karin Fryxell (1911–2003) Swedish painter[8]
- Flory Gate (1904–1998) Swedish textile artist, designer, farmer, peace activist[8]
- William Edwin Gebhardt (1907–1975) American painter[15]
- Francis Gruber (1912–1948) French painter[4]
- Virginia Haggard (1915–2006), also known as Virginia Edith Haggard Leirens, British photographer[16]
- Michael Loew (1907–1985) American painter[17]
- Saidie May (1879–1951) American art collector[18]
- Siri Meyer (1898–1985) Swedish cartoonist, painter[8]
- Astrid Noack (1888–1954), Danish sculptor[2]
- Inés Puyó (1906–1996) Chilean painter[19]
- Francis Tailleux (1912–1981) French painter[4][10]
- Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985) French painter, printmaker[4]
- Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992) Portuguese-French painter[7]
- Elsa Danson Wåghals (1885–1977) Swedish modernist painter, sculptor[8]
- Heini Waser (1913–2008) Swiss painter
- Hale Woodruff (1900–1980) American painter[20]
- Ingrid Zuhr (1905–2001) Swedish painter, art writer[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Berg, Hubert van den; Ølholm, Marianne; Hjartarson, Benedikt; Hautamäki, Irmeli; Jelsbak, Torben; Schönström, Rikard; Stounbjerg, Per; Ørum, Tania; Aagesen, Dorthe (2012). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1900-1925. Rodopi. p. 134. ISBN 978-94-012-0891-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Elisabeth Fabritius, "Astrid Noack (1888–1954)", Dansk Kvindebiografist Leksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Bergström, Irja. "Helena (Lena) Börjeson". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (Swedish Women's Biographical Lexicon). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g Clement, Russell T. (1994-05-25). Les Fauves: A Sourcebook. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-313-36955-1.
- ^ "Kayser, Edmond Charles". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00097578. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Cornet, Paul [620]". FrenchSculpture.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ a b "Maria Elena Vieira da Silva". Applicat-Prazan. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Académie Scandinave Maison Watteau". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Graciela Aranis". Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA (in Spanish).
- ^ a b Cariou, André; Luxembourg (France), Musée national du (2008). La collection Berardo à Paris: De Miro à Warhol (in French). Musée du Luxembourg. p. 36. ISBN 978-2-08-121826-0.
- ^ "Ralston Crawford". Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Alfsen, Glenny (2024-12-19), "Elisabeth Dored", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2025-01-21
- ^ DeLombard, Jeannine (2014). "Aaron Douglas". American National Biography Online.
- ^ "Stiles Street News". The Black Dispatch. 1950-11-11. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-01-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cincinnatian Is Added". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1941-09-11. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-01-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mosley, Philip (2020-08-18). Resuming Maurice: And Other Essays on Writers and Celebrity. Dufour Editions. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-8023-6067-0.
- ^ "Fourth Exhibit Planned By Maine Coast Artists". The Bangor Daily News. 1964-08-04. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Breeskin, Adelyn D.; Ascher, Amalie Adler (May 17, 1981). "The Art Collector Who Brought for All Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. p. 328. Retrieved 2025-01-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Inés Puyó Biography". Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Hale Woodruff". Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
External links
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