Louis Marie Lemaire

Louis Lemaire
Born
Louis Marie Lemaire

(1824-04-18)April 18, 1824
Paris, France
DiedMarch 16, 1910(1910-03-16) (aged 85)
Paris, France
Known forPainting

Louis Lemaire (April 18, 1824 – March 16, 1910) was a French painter, engraver, and wallpaper designer.

Early life

Louis Marie Lemaire was born on April 18, 1824, in Paris, France.[1]

Career

Lemaire made his debut at the Salon of 1849, the exhibition run by the Académie des Beaux-Arts.[2]

Following his training in drawing and painting, Lemaire worked in a wallpaper factory and produced highly successful floral designs.[3] He designed a wallpaper that was produced by Zuber & Cie, based in Rixheim, in 1856.[4] In 1861, he redirected his career toward landscape painting, leaving his previous occupation behind.[3] He trained as a painter under the guidance of artists connected with the Barbizon School of landscape painting, among them Jules Dupré and Auguste Boulard.[5] Lemaire was introduced to the Oise Valley through Auguste Boulard, who resided in Champagne-sur-Oise during the summer.[3] He went to L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, in 1862 and then settled in the neighboring town of Parmain. He resided in the villa "Les Arcades" on rue du Maréchal Foch.[6]

By the 1880s, Pauline Caspers of Paris became one of his distinguished pupils.[7]

For many years, his work, particularly landscapes and floral still lifes, appeared at the Paris Salon.[8] In 1883, he earned an honorary mention at the Salon of French Artists (Salon des artistes français).[9] His painting Peony Bed (Massif de pivoines) earned a third-class medal at the 1884 Paris Salon. At the time, he resided in Paris at 1 rue Saint-Claude. He also exhibited work at the 1889 Paris Exposition.[10] He was awarded a second-class medal at the 1899 Salon of French Artists for his painting Peonies and Creeping Roses (Pivoines et Rosier Grimpant).[11] He continued exhibiting at French salons until 1909.[1]

Death

Lemaire passed away in 1910,[1] at the age of 86.[8] He was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.[12]

Legacy

Some of his works are held in French museums, including in Compiègne and Rouen. The French town of Parmain preserves his legacy through the display of a restored floral pastel in the town hall's main staircase, originally donated by his wife.[6] A room named in his honor, the Louis Lemaire Room, is located behind the Parmain town hall.[13]

  • Selected works by Louis Lemaire
  • Bouquet of Poppies (Bouquet de pavots) (1879), etching, Alfred Cadart edition
  • Farmyard with Chickens (Boerenerf met kippen)
  • Irises and peonies (Iris et pivoines)
  • Flower Vase (Vase de fleurs)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Louis Lemaire (16734)". musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  2. ^ "Louis Lemaire - December 10, 1884". digitalprojects.wpi.art. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c "L'Automne impressionniste". mesdemarches.ville-pontoise.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  4. ^ "A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century". books.google.ca. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2023. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  5. ^ Schurr, Gérald (1975). "1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: valeur de demain - Volume 4". books.google.ca. Editions de l'Amateur. p. 60. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  6. ^ a b "Louis-Marie Lemaire". ville-parmain.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  7. ^ Bournand, François (1888). "Catalogue illustré de l'Exposition internationale de blanc et noir, au Palais du Louvre". books.google.ca. E. Bernard. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  8. ^ a b "The Athenaeum - Issues 4288-4313". books.google.ca. J. Lection. 1910. p. 378. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  9. ^ "Paris Salon de ... 1883". books.google.ca. Goupil. 1883. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  10. ^ "Catalogue général officiel de l'exposition universelle de 1889. Tome 1 / Exposition universelle internationale de 1889, à Paris". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  11. ^ "Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry". books.google.ca. D. Appleton. 1900. p. 284. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  12. ^ Beyern, Bertrand (2011). "Guide des tombes d'hommes célèbres". books.google.ca. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 212. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  13. ^ "Salle Louis Lemaire". ville-parmain.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-06.

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