Jean-Émile Buland
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Jean-Émile Buland | |
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 Jean-Émile Buland (date unknown) | |
| Born | October 25, 1857 Paris, France |
| Died | February 15, 1938 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
| Known for | Painting, engraving, lithography, illustration |
| Spouse | Louise Godefroy (m. 1886) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Jean-Eugène Buland (brother) |
| Elected | Académie des Beaux-Arts (1925) |
Jean-Émile Buland (25 October 1857, Paris – 15 February 1938, Paris) was a French painter, engraver, lithographer and illustrator.
He was born to Jean-Marie Buland (1825-1895), an engraver, and his wife from Luxembourg, Suzanne, née Wagener. [1] His older brother, Jean-Eugène, was a painter.
In 1875, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied with the painter, Alexandre Cabanel, and the engraver, Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont. In 1880, he won the Prix de Rome for engraving, and spent the years 1881 to 1884 studying at the villa Medici.[2] In 1886, he married Louise Godefroy. They had one daughter.
He was awarded a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, and a first-class medal at the Salon of 1901. Two years later, he was named a Knight in the Legion of Honor.[3]
In 1925, he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he took Seat #2 for engraving, succeeding Charles Albert Waltner (deceased).[4] At the time of his death, he was Director of the Fondation Taylor, an artists' association
Most of his engravings are after 17th and 18th-century artists, but he also reproduced works by his contemporaries, such as Antoine Calbet and Georges Picard.
