Nicolas-Auguste Galimard

Nicolas Auguste Galimard ( born March 25, 1813 in Paris, † January 16, 1880 in Montigny- lès -Cormeilles, Dépt Val -d'Oise. ) Was a French painter, lithographer and writer on art.

Life

His first art lessons got Galimard by his uncles, the history painter Nicolas- Auguste Hesse and his brother, the portrait painter Henri Joseph Hesse. Later he changed then - also as a student - in the studio of Jean -Auguste -Dominique Ingres. This Galimard also made the acquaintance of the sculptor Denis Foyatier, which he also learned some time.

Already at the age of 18 could Galimard 1831 at the Great Exhibition of the Paris Salon with two paintings successful debut; " The Holy Women at the grave " and " Castle woman of the 16th century". Between 1835 and 1880, were to be seen in almost all the exhibitions of the Paris Salon works of Galimard. Galimards Leda should be issued in 1855 for the Universal Exhibition in Paris, but was refused by the jury because of impropriety. This was of course hotly debated by the public as well as the official art criticism and made the artist beyond the borders of France known. Napoleon III. acquired this work and presented it to King William I of Württemberg.

In addition to his work as a painter and lithographer Galimard also served as a writer on art. Under the pseudonym Judex or Dicastès he published articles in journals such as L'artiste, La Patrie and Revue des Beaux -arts.

Eight weeks before his 67th birthday bar- Auguste Galimard on January 16, 1880 in Montigny- lès -Cormeilles.

Works (selection)

  • The freedom which rests on Christ. allegory
  • Nausicaa
  • The jealous Juno
  • Leda and the Swan. sign. Signed and dated 1855, Linz / Donau, Castle Museum
  • La reine des anges. 1836
  • La nativité. 1851
  • Les deux propriétaires. Dialogue en vers. Paris 1859.
  • Examen de Salon de 1849. Paris 1849.
  • Exposure of particulière oeuvres de M. Auguste Galimard. Paris 1855.
  • Les grands artistes contemporains. Paris 1860.
  • Notice biographique sur Jean -Baptiste Lepère. Ducessois, Paris, 1847.
  • Notice biographique sur Louis -Pierre Baltard. Ducessois, Paris, 1847.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Exposition Universelle (1855) Juno (mythology) Leda (mythology)
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