Émile Bastien-Lepage (20 January 1854 – 19 January 1938) was a French painter and architect, younger brother of Jules Bastien-Lepage. His works include After the War, The Darling of the Meadow and Near Damvillers.[1]
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(Finnish National Gallery)
Born in Damvillers to Claude Bastien and Adèle Lepage, he studied under Jules, who also painted his portrait in 1879, a work now in the Musée d'Orsay.[2] He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français and exhibited at its salon in 1884 and 1889. He was also a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and exhibited at its salon. In 1889 he also designed a plinth for Auguste Rodin's statue of Jules.[3] Émile himself died at Neuilly-sur-Seine.[4]
References
edit- ^ (in French) Édouard-Joseph, Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains, volume 1, A-E, Art & Édition, 1930, p. 90
- ^ "Emile Bastien-Lepage" (in French).
- ^ "Monument à Jules Bastien-Lepage à Damvillers, élévation et plan" (in French).
- ^ "Biography - Musee d'Orsay".
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