Albert Maignan

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Albert Maignan
Albert Maignan (1845-1908) by Pierre Petit in the Félix Potin collection.
Birth name	Albert Pierre René Maignan
Born	14 October 1845 Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Died	29 September 1908 Saint-Prix
Nationality	French
Field	Painting
Training	Under Jules Noël, Évariste Vital Luminais
Movement	History painting
Works	Homage to Clovis II, Louis IX consoling a leper
Influenced by	Évariste Vital Luminais, Henri Regnault
Influenced	Frédéric Marius de Buzon, Jules Hervé-Mathé, Etienne Mondineu
Awards	Médaille d'or in 1889, Légion d'honneur in 1895.

Maignan's "Green Muse" (1895), a depiction of a poet being overcome by absinthe

A fresco in Paris's The Blue Train restaurant (1900)

Albert Pierre René Maignan (Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, 14 October 1845 - Saint-Prix, 29 September 1908) was a French painter and historical illustrator. Most of his work was devoted to historical subjects, but he also painted portraits.

In 1864, at the age of 19, Maignan left his home to study law in Paris, where he graduated in 1866. During his studies, he devoted himself to his first love, painting.

In 1867 his work was accepted by the Salon of French Artists, where he exhibited regularly throughout his life. In 1869, he entered the studio of Évariste Vital Luminais.

He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889) and the Legion of Honor in 1895.

He participated with other artists in the decoration of the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1898.

Bibliography

• Dominique Mallet, Albert Maignan et son oeuvre. Conférence au Mans le 14 novembre 1912.
• Albert Maignan, Albert Maignan, peintre. Collection Félix Potin.

External links

• Ville de Beaumont-sur-Sarthe.
• Galerie Photo sur www.le-train-bleu.com

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