François de Hérain
François de Hérain (10 November 1877 – 28 May 1962) was a French painter, sculptor and engraver who had initially worked as a doctor.[1][2] He did many paintings of scenes in French Algeria and Morocco[3][4] and authored several art books. He won the Prix Charles Blanc from the Académie française for Peintres et sculpteurs écrivains d’art in 1961.[5] His wife, Eugénie Hardon, later married Marshal Philippe Pétain.[3]
François de Hérain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1877 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 May 1962 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, sculptor, engraver |
| Spouse | Eugénie Hardon |
| Children | Pierre de Hérain |
| Parent | Pierre Paul Dehérain |
He lived in Paris and Les Baux de Provence, where a square, Place François de Hérain, was named in his honour.[6]
References
- "François de Hérain (1877-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Atkin, Nicolas. Petain'". Routledge, 2014; ISBN 978-0582070370
- Bonnichon, Philippe; Gény, Pierre, eds. (2012). Présences françaises outre-mer, XVIe-XXIe siècles: Science, religion et culture. Paris: KARTHALA Editions. p. 487. ISBN 9782811107376. OCLC 847557177.
- Thornton, Lynne (1994). La femme dans la peinture orientaliste. Paris: ACR Edition. p. 184. ISBN 9782867700613. OCLC 638756771.
- "François de HÉRAIN". Académie française. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Place François de Hérain in Les Baux-de-Provence". www.streetdir.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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