THE great man had many eager pupils. Emile Munier was
one. ''Le Sauvetage'' (''The Rescue'') sent to the 1894
Salon could almost be a Bouguereau. Two putti are painted
like children with bird wings sticking out of their
shoulderblades. One of them dips his bow in the water to
recover his quiver. Their mealy-mouthed expressions border
on parody. Munier was not incompetent, but, with nothing to
say, he said what others wanted to hear. ''Le Sauvetage''
made $225,000.
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Emile Munier 1840-1895
- Emile Munier was considered a genre, landscape and
portrait artist born in Paris in 1810 and died in
1895.
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- Munier was the must favored and prized student of
famed French artist, William Adolph Bouguereau. It was as
a result of Bouguereau's training that the porcelain-like
features of the skin are derived in his paintings. He
traveled with Bouguereau and A. Lucas studying and
painting in the various museums through Europe.
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- His favorite subjects, as those of his teacher, were
genre scenes and portrait paintings (primarily of peasant
girls). Munier exhibited frequently in the Parisian
Salons between the years of 1869 and 1895. At the Paris
Salon of 1882, Emile Munier received honorable mention
for a portrait of a young girl.
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- Today, Emile Munier has become the artist to watch.
Most collectors are comparing him to William A.
Bouguereau. They feel that his works are very under
valued. Works by Emile Munier can be found in important
private and museum collections through out the United
States and Europe.
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- Listed: Benezit Thieme-Becker
- http://www.fineoldart.com/munier.html
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