Paul-Louis Delance

Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924)^[1] was a French painter and educator. He is known for his allegorical and genre scene paintings early in his career, and his religious, and landscape paintings later in his career.^[2]

Paul-Louis Delance
Born	Paul-Louis Gustave Delance (1848-03-14)March 14, 1848 Paris, France
Died	October 16, 1924(1924-10-16) (aged 76) Paris, France
Other names	Paul Delance
Education	École des Beaux-Arts
Spouse	Julie Feurgard
Children	1
Awards	Legion of Honour - Knight (17 July 1908)

La tour Eiffel vue de la Seine (1889), oil painting by Delance

Early life and education

Paul-Louis Gustave Delance was born on March 14, 1848, in Paris, France.^[2] His grandfather was Comte Joseph van Roosebeck from Belgium.^[2]

Delance studied art at École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat.^[3][4] Delance first participated in the Salon in 1865 and was active until 1874.^[2][5] He joined the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War (from 1870 to 1871).^[2]

Career

He taught at the Académie Delécluse, the Dominican school at Arcueil, and taught private lessons.^[6][2] Students of his included Jean Mannheim,^[6] John Noble Barlow, Robert Burns, Jenny Eakin Delony,^[7] Anna Sahlstén, William Edwin Atkinson,^[8] among others.

In 1886, he married one of his pupils, Julie Feurgard.^[9] Together they had a daughter, Alice Delance (1888–1973). Julie Feurgard died in 1892, as a result of her death, Delance's paintings became focused on landscape, portrait and religious subjects.

In 17 July 1908, Delance was awarded the Knight of France's Legion of Honour.^[10][2]

Death and legacy

He died on October 16, 1924, in his home at 7 Bausset Street in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Delance is buried at Passy Cemetery.^[11]

His work is included in various museum collections including National Museum Wales,^[12] Art Renewal Center,^[13] Carnavalet Museum,^[2] among others.

References

1. Amiot-Saulnier, Emmanuelle (2007). La peinture religieuse en France,1873-1879: Prix du Musée d'Orsay 2006 (in French). Musée d'Orsay. p. 251. ISBN 978-2-7118-5273-4.
2. "Delance, Paul Louis". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00048423. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
3. Bénézit, Emmanuel (1924). Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays: D-K (in French). R. Roger et F. Chernoviz. p. 58.
4. Champlin, John Denison; Perkins, Charles Callahan (1913). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. C. Scribner's sons. p. 389.
5. l'Annonciade, Musée de; Mousseigne, Alain (1977). Le Drapeau: 1792-1977 : [exposition] Saint-Tropez, Musée de l'Annonciade, juillet-septembre 1977 : [catalogue (in French). Le Musée. p. 24.
6. Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0961611200.
7. Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists, G K Hill & Co. publishers, 1985
8. Prakash, A. K. (2015). Impressionism in Canada: A Journey of Rediscovery. Arnoldsche Art Publishers. pp. 666–667. ISBN 978-3-89790-455-2.
9. "Julie Delance-Feurgard, French, 1859–1892". The Clark Art Institute. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
10. "Abbadie, Antoine Thomson". National Archives - Léonore Database (in French). France. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
11. "Visionneuse". Paris Archives. October 20, 1924. p. 14/31. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
12. "Art Collections Online, DELANCE, Paul". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
13. "Paul-Louis Delance". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 2020-11-24.