Jules-Alexis Muenier Explained

Jules-Alexis Muenier
Birth Date:29 November 1863
Birth Place:Vesoul, Haute-Saône, Second French Empire
Death Place:Paris, Vichy France
Nationality:French
Training:École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Jules-Alexis Muenier (in French pronounced as /ʒylz‿alɛksi mɥənje/; 29 November 1863 – 17 December 1942) was a French painter and photographer.

Biography

In 1880, Jules-Alexis Muenier entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts where he studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme, now considered one of the most important academic painters of his age. In the latter half of that same decade Muenier began exhibiting his work, first at the Paris Salon with the painting Le Bréviaire, which brought him much acclaim. In 1891, he exhibited The Catechism Lesson which brought recognition from the government, which eventually purchased his work.[1]

Many of his works depict his native Haute-Saône, where he lived most of his life. He received the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1895 and became a member of Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1921. He was a close friend of fellow realist painter Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rehs.com/Jules_Alexis_Muenier_Bio.html Brief biography