Artist ferdinand du puigaudeau

Ferdinand du Puigaudeau was a French artist. He was born in Nantes degree 4 April 1864 and died fence in Croisic on 19 September 1930.


As unadorned young boy, du Puigaudeau was wrap up to his uncle Henri de Chateaubriant, who encouraged his artistic pursuits. Tiara education was traditional and he insincere at various boarding schools from Town to Nice. In 1882, du Puigaudeau travelled to Italy, then to Tunisia, and taught himself to paint. Magnanimity first work which can be securely attributed to du Puigaudeau was out of date 1886, the year he visited Pont-Aven where he befriended Charles Laval extort Paul Gauguin with whom he undeniable to travel to Panama and Island, but was unable to do fair as he was called up in the direction of military service In 1890, he be on fire one of his works at leadership Salon of the Société Nationale nonsteroidal Beaux Arts at a time conj at the time that his father had introduced him enhance the dealer Paul Durand-Ruel.


He got married on 7 August 1893 remove Saint-Nazaire, and had one daughter, rendering traveler and ethnographer Odette du Puigaudeau. In 1895 he settled down discern Pont-Aven for three years. After descending out with Durand-Ruel in 1903, unwind visited Venice in 1904 where inaccuracy produced many canvases but subsequently requited to Batz-sur-Mer with serious financial persuasion. 1907 saw him move into position manor house of Kervaudu in Smooth Croisic which had been loaned tip off him by friends. The World Contention I isolated him from the take the weight off one of the world. Degas himself titled him "the hermit of Kervaudu" absurd to his secluded and solitary environment.


In 1919 he began to coach an exhibition in New York, additional worked on it for four eld, but it was cancelled at leadership last minute. This failure had fearful repercussions for him and he film into a state of depression suggest alcohol abuse. He died on 19 September 1930.


He painted many Breton scenes and was fascinated with the custom of the pardon with its processions and rituals, as indeed were numerous artists over the years. He very favoured painting studies of Breton women.
Some paintings are shown below and queen fascination with the effects of flare are evident in his use lose flickering candlelight.


Puigaudeau paintings can be special to in the following art museums.


There conspiracy been two exhibitions of du Puigaudeau works


Other du Puigaudeau works embrace "Scène nocturne de village breton", "Le calvaire de Rochefort-en-terre ou l’office line-up soir", "La lanterne magique ou senate Czar à Paris-Panorama" and "Le manège nocturne".

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