Maxime Faivre
Léon Eugène Maxime Faivre (5 January 1856 in Paris - 5 January 1941 in Paris) was a French painter .
Biography
A student of Jean-Léon Gérôme,[1] he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français between 1877[2][3] and 1912, and continued to exhibit thereafter until 1932.[4][5] A history painter, he often chose heroic, anectodatal and patriotic subjects.[6] He was also quickly won over by the "prehistoric" trend that swept through the art world in the 1880s, alongside Fernand Cormon, Paul Jamin, and Emmanuel Benner. He illustrated the life of early humans several times, such as at the Salon of 1884 where he exhibited The Invader (l'Envahisseur) or at the Salon of 1888 where he presented Two Mothers (Deux mères).[7]
Faivre also dealt with ancient history (Final Victory!, presented at the Salon of 1880), medieval history (The Death of William the Conqueror exhibited at the Salon of 1881), and modern history (The Death of the Princess de Lamballe a sensation at the Salon of 1908). He also produced a large number of portraits.
He died in Paris on 5 January 1941, on his 85th birthday.
Works
- L'Intérieur de l'atelier de Monsieur Gérôme, 1877 Salon, location unknown
- Dernière Victoire!, 1880, Lisieux, musée d'Art et d'Histoire.
- Les femmes de la Révolution, 1904 Salon Lisieux, musée d'Art et d'Histoire.
- La Mort de Guillaume le Conquérant, 1881 Salon, location unknown
- L'Envahisseur, 1884, Vienne, musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie.
- Deux mères, 1888, musée d'Orsay.
- L'atelier du sculpteur Henri Allouard, 1905, Paris, Petit Palais.
- La Mort de la princesse de Lamballe, 1908, Vizille, musée de la Révolution française
- Mon bel œillet, 1909 Salon, location unknown
Honours
| Knight of the Legion of Honour | |
| — 31 October 1912 |
Selected works
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Two Mothers
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Invaders
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Death of the Princess de Lamballe
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Coming out of the bath
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Marthe Pattez
References
- ^ "Faivre Léon-Maxime". universdesarts.com. University des Arts. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ The Athenaeum 1877. London: E. J. Francis. 1877. p. 614. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ La Philosophie positive Volumes 22-23. Paris. 1879. p. 133. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "MAXIME FAIVRE *1856-1914* LE FEU DANS LA CHEMINÉE". proantic.com. Proantic. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ "Faivre, Maxime, for Léon Maxime". oxfordartonline.com. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ "Maxime Faivre (French, 1856-1914) A good read". christies.com. Christie’s. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ Regal, Brian (2004). Human Evolution A Guide to the Debates. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 9781851094233. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ Bulletin des lois de la République franc̜aise Part 2, Volume 8. Paris. 1913. p. 1450. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Faivre, Léon Eugène Maxime (1856-....)". francearchives.gouv.fr. Archives nationales. Retrieved 13 June 2026.