Guillaume Seignac

Summary

Guillaume Seignac (French pronunciation: [ɡijom sɛɲak]; 25 September 1870 – 2 October 1924) was a French academic painter.[1]

Self-portrait, 1906

Childhood edit

Guillaume was born in Rennes in 1870, and died in Paris in 1924. He started training at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he spent 1889 through 1895. He had many teachers there, including Gabriel Ferrier, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and Tony Robert-Fleury.[2]

Career edit

In addition to his training in the academic style, much of Seignac's work displayed classical themes and style, for example, his use of diaphanous drapery covering a woman's body is reminiscent of classical style, in particular the sculptor Phidias.[3] In 1897, Guillaume Seignac regularly exhibited at the Salon and won several honors, including in 1900 honorable mention and in 1903 a Third Class medal.[3]

List of paintings edit

 
Young Woman of Pompeii on a Terrace
  • An Afternoon Rest
  • Admiring Beauty
  • Beauty at the Well
     
    The Muse
  • Confidence
  • Cupid And Psyche
  • Cupid Disarmed
  • Cupid's Folly
  • Diana Hunting
  • Faunesse
  • Innocence
  • L'Abandon
  • La Libellule
  • La Paresseuse
  • Loves Advances
  • Nude on the Beach
  • Nymph
  • Nymph at the Fountain
  • Nymph With Cupids
  • Pierrot's Embrace
  • Psyche
  • Reflections
  • The Awakening of Psyche
  • The Fragrant Iris
  • The Muse
  • The Wave'
  • Vanity
  • Venus And Cupid
  • Virginity
  • Young Woman Naked on a Settee
  • Young Woman of Pompeii on a Terrace

References edit

  1. ^ "Guillaume Seignac". Rehs Galleries.
  2. ^ "Guillaume Seignac". AskART.
  3. ^ a b "Guillaume Seignac (1870–1924)". Rehs Galleries.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Guillaume Seignac at Wikimedia Commons
  • Gallery Archived 24 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Museum Syndicate