Fernand Paillet Explained

Fernand Paillet
Birth Date:	1850
Birth Place:	Niort, France

Fernand Paillet (1850–1918) was a French figurine artist, miniature portraitist and jewelry designer. He painted many American socialites of the Gilded Age.

Early life

Fernand Paillet was born in 1850 in Niort, France.^[1] He was trained by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.^[1]

Career

Paillet established a studio in Paris.^[2] He became renowned for his figurines, made with ivory and ceramic.^[1]

He painted portraits of American socialites of the Gilded Age,^[3] including miniatures for the Peter Marié collection, now preserved by the New-York Historical Society. He did a miniature portrait of Edith Wharton.^[4]

Paillet also designed jewelry.^[5] A pendant he designed for Marcus & Co., a luxury jewelry retailer, is exhibited at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.^[6]

Death

He died in 1918.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Martin Wolpert, Jeffrey Winter, Modern Figurative Paintings: The Paris Connection, Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2004, p. 205
2. Gérard Aubisse, Les peintres des Charentes, du Poitou et de Vendée: XIXe-XXe siècles : dictionnaire et notices biographiques, 2001, p. 318
3. Barbara Dayer Gallati, Bucerius Kunst Forum, High society: American portraits of the Gilded Age : Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, June 7-Aug. 31, 2008, Hirmer, 2008, pp. 185-186
4. Laura Rattray, Edith Wharton in Context, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012, p. 212
5. Penny Prodrow, Diamonds: A Century of Spectacular Jewels, New York City: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 1996, p. 39
6. http://art.thewalters.org/detail/77169 Walters Art Museum: Watch Pendant Painting