Charles Léon Godeby Explained

Charles Léon Godeby (26 January 1866, in Rennes  - 1952 in Quimper), was a French painter who painted scenes in Brittany and North Africa.

Biography

A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme and Luc-Olivier Merson, he exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1890 onwards. He was also Director of Quimper's Musée des beaux-arts from 1922. He was commissioned to decorate the Quimper Mairie's "escalier d'honneur" with two triptychs, one depicting scenes from the battlefield and the trenches and the other representing the sacrifice made by the soldiers from Quimper. 566 men from Quimper gave their lives in the Great War.[1] [2] This memorial was inaugurated on 27 May 1928[3] and restored in 2011.[4] [5]

Works

Some of Godeby's paintings are:-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorial to honour the 566 men of Quimper who gave their lives in the Great War. 7 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201937/http://fr.topic-topos.com/memorial-aux-enfants-de-quimper-detail-quimper. 2016-03-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Histoire de la ville . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830032523/http://www.quimper.fr/380-histoire-de-la-ville.htm . 30 August 2012.
  3. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-Quimper-a-perdu-566-hommes-a-la-Guerre-14-18-_40884-1582844------29232-aud_actu.Htm
  4. Web site: Morts de 1914-1918. Le mémorial quimpérois retrouve sa splendeur. 28 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Quimper war memorial. 7 February 2016.
  6. http://web.artprice.com/artist/58726/charles-leon-godeby/lots/past/1/Peinture?idcurrencyzone=1&iso3=EUR&l=fr&p=3&sort=datesale_desc&unite_to=cm
  7. Web site: Lavandières près de léglise par Charles LeonGodeby.
  8. Web site: Les lavandières par Charles LeonGodeby.
  9. Web site: Douarnenez les Plomarch par Charles LeonGodeby.
  10. Web site: Environs de Douarnenez par Charles LeonGodeby.
  11. Web site: Le port de Douarnenez vu des chaumières des Plomarch par Charles LeonGodeby.
  12. Web site: Jour de pardon au pays bigouden par Charles LeonGodeby.
  13. Web site: Oups ! Page introuvable - Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Quimper.
  14. Web site: Charles Léon GODEBY (1870-1952) -"Pont-Croix"-HSC, SBD-27x35 cm . 2016-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174023/http://www.svvruellan.com/encheres/detail-lot/1591836903.aspx . 2016-03-03 .
  15. Web site: Ruelle orientale par Charles LeonGodeby.
  16. http://www.artnet.fr/artistes/charles+leon-godeby/oasis-de-gab%C3%A8s-pGfvmMbrbwu40-
  17. Web site: Cat'zArts - Résultats de recherche . https://web.archive.org/web/20140428124144/http://www.ensba.fr/ow2/catzarts/rechcroisee.xsp?f=Ensemble&v=&f=Auteur_field&v=Godeby%2C+Charles-L%C3%A9on&e= . dead . 2014-04-28 . 2016-01-17 .
  18. Web site: CHARLES LEON GODEBY FRENCH 1866-1952 "Young Girl W - Jun 18, 2011 | Trinity International Auctions in Connecticut.
  19. Web site: Bassin dans le parc de Trianon par Charles LeonGodeby.
  20. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-17 . 2014-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140428121753/http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/fr/les_cam%C3%A9lias/artwork/promo/5794552/1450526718/ . dead .