Biography Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891) was a French painter and sculptor, celebrated for his meticulous historical and military scenes as well as genre paintings of 17th- and 18th-century life. Born in Lyon, the fourth child of a merchant, Meissonier displayed early…
Biography Edgard Maxence (1871–1954) was a French Symbolist painter renowned for his mystical, idealized compositions and mastery of color. Born into a prosperous bourgeois family in Nantes, the son of Henri Maxence and Estelle Boquien, he married Julienne Babin, linking…
Biography Johan Axel Gustaf Acke, better known by the signature J.A.G. Acke, was born on April 7, 1859, in Bergielund near Stockholm, into a cultured family. His father, Nils Johan Andersson, was a renowned botanist and director of the Swedish…
Biography Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (14 April 1844 – 10 August 1910) was a French ceramist of international renown, born in Limoges. He began his artistic training in 1859 at the local drawing school, followed by the practical school of porcelain painting.…
Biography Albert Lynch (26 September 1860 – 25 March 1950) was a painter of Peruvian descent, born in Germany but who spent his entire life in France, where he is considered a French artist. He was the son of Diego…
Biography Carl Johan Forsberg, born on March 25, 1868, in Norrköping, Sweden, and who died in the same city on October 30, 1938, was a Swedish painter, illustrator, and architect. He is best known for his luminous watercolors, Scandinavian landscapes,…
Biography Clément Massier (1844–1917) belonged to a dynasty of ceramists active in Vallauris well before the French Revolution. His father, Jacques Massier (1806–1871), along with Jacques’s brother Jérôme Massier (1820–1909), represented the family’s central lineage, and Jacques was himself the…
Biography Gilbert Méténier (1880–after 1940) naturally followed the family tradition in ceramics. By 1901, he was already experienced and seeking work as a production manager for tiles, bricks, or stoneware. By 1907, he demonstrated mastery in all aspects of the…
Biography Olof Thunman (1879–1944) was a Swedish painter, draftsman, and poet whose work centered on the landscapes and cultural heritage of Uppland. He studied at Stockholm’s Academy of Fine Arts from 1902 to 1906, also attending its etching school. In…
Biography Louis Moe (1857–1945) was a Danish-Norwegian artist whose career encompassed illustration, painting, printmaking, and decorative work. Though he is most frequently remembered for his children’s books, his creative range extended well beyond that sphere, moving from Art Nouveau refinement…
