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Jean François Gigoux (6 January 1806, Besançon – 11 December 1894, Paris) was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator and art collector.

Biography

His father, Claude Étienne Gigoux, was a blacksmith, originally from Seveux (Haute-Saône).[1] He began his artistic studies at the École régionale des beaux-arts de Besançon [fr], then transferred to the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris in 1828, where he studied with Théodore Géricault and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, who helped him finance a study trip to Italy. In 1831, he had his debut at the Salon.

In 1833, he became a contributor to Le Magasin pittoresque. Two years later, he created several hundred woodcuts for Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage, which brought him a great deal of notoriety. He was named a Chevalier in the Legion of Honour in 1842.[2] Several of his students became well-known; notably Henri Baron, Léopold Flameng and François-Louis Français.

Despite his professional successes, he may be best remembered for taking Ewelina Hańska, the widow of Honoré de Balzac, as his mistress.

He died in Paris in 1894, having bequeathed more than 3000 drawings and 460 paintings to the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, making him one of their four principal donors.[3] A monument has been erected at his tomb in the Champs-Bruley cemetery in Besançon.[4]

A retrospective exhibit of his work was held at the Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen in 2007–2008. His works may also be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, the Musée des beaux-arts de Chambéry, Musée Magnin and the Louvre.

References

Further reading

• Jacqueline Bouchot-Saupique, "Les dessins de la collection Jean Gigoux", in Beaux-Arts, November 1923

External links

• Works by Gigoux @ the Base Joconde
• Works by or about Jean Gigoux at Internet Archive

На других языках

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[de] Jean-François Gigoux

Jean-François Gigoux [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ʒiɡˈuː] (* 8. Januar 1806 in Besançon; † 12. Dezember 1894 ebenda) war ein französischer Maler und Grafiker. Nachruhm verdankt er vor allem seinen Buchillustrationen.

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- [en] Jean Gigoux

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[es] Jean Gigoux

Jean François Gigoux (Besanzón, 6 de enero de 1806-París, 11 de diciembre de 1894), fue un pintor, dibujante, litógrafo, ilustrador y coleccionista de arte francés.

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[fr] Jean Gigoux

Jean Gigoux, né Jean François Gigoux le 6 janvier 1806 à Besançon et mort à Paris le 11 décembre 1894, est un peintre, dessinateur, lithographe, illustrateur et collectionneur d'art français.

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[it] Jean-François Gigoux

Jean-François Gigoux (Besançon, 6 gennaio 1806 – Besançon, 11 dicembre 1894) è stato un pittore e litografo francese.

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[ru] Жигу, Жан

Жан Франсуа́ Жигу́ (фр. Jean François Gigoux; 8 января 1806, Безансон — 12 декабря 1894, там же) — французский живописец, известный также своими отношениями с Эвелиной Ганской, которые продолжались 30 лет.

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