The French painter Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld (1758 to 1846) became famous especially for his landscape paintings. Together with his older brother Jean-Pierre-Xavier he first studied painting in Lyon. In 1783 he went to Paris, then, financially supported by a patron, to Italy.
From 1790 the artist's steep career began. In 1791 he was able to exhibit for the first time in Paris in the Salon, the official exhibition venue of the Academy of Fine Arts. From now on Bidauld belonged to the established artists of his time.
In 1823 he was the first landscape painter to be elected to the Academy of Fine Arts. However, there he often denied young painters with new ideas access to the academy. Particularly noteworthy is the work of Théodore Rousseau (1812 to 1867), whose paintings already show elements of modern painting such as Impressionism and thus stand in contrast to Bidauld's oeuvre. His public reputation declined more and more, so that his works became increasingly unsaleable and he finally died in extreme poverty.
Regardless of his changeable destiny, the paintings of Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld appear very decorative. Lovely landscapes predominate, often complemented by picturesquely situated rural or stately buildings. The pictures are perfectly composed, nothing is left to chance, and as a rule a friendly blue sky with a few clouds vault over the composition.
It is not surprising that Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 to 1875) is one of Bidauld's admirers. Although Corot's pictures appear more modern than those of Bidauld, Corot also knows how to create harmonious landscapes.
The French painter Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld (1758 to 1846) became famous especially for his landscape paintings. Together with his older brother Jean-Pierre-Xavier he first studied painting in Lyon. In 1783 he went to Paris, then, financially supported by a patron, to Italy.
From 1790 the artist's steep career began. In 1791 he was able to exhibit for the first time in Paris in the Salon, the official exhibition venue of the Academy of Fine Arts. From now on Bidauld belonged to the established artists of his time.
In 1823 he was the first landscape painter to be elected to the Academy of Fine Arts. However, there he often denied young painters with new ideas access to the academy. Particularly noteworthy is the work of Théodore Rousseau (1812 to 1867), whose paintings already show elements of modern painting such as Impressionism and thus stand in contrast to Bidauld's oeuvre. His public reputation declined more and more, so that his works became increasingly unsaleable and he finally died in extreme poverty.
Regardless of his changeable destiny, the paintings of Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld appear very decorative. Lovely landscapes predominate, often complemented by picturesquely situated rural or stately buildings. The pictures are perfectly composed, nothing is left to chance, and as a rule a friendly blue sky with a few clouds vault over the composition.
It is not surprising that Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 to 1875) is one of Bidauld's admirers. Although Corot's pictures appear more modern than those of Bidauld, Corot also knows how to create harmonious landscapes.
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