Jehan Georges Vibert
Gulliver and the Lilliputians
The Committee on Moral Books
Sneaking a peek
The Two Red Dresses
Le Nouveau Commis
The Bullfighter's Adoring Crowd
Running repairs
The Wrath of the Bishop
Return of the Relics
Polonius behind the curtain
On the Ramparts
The cardinal
Elegant Woman wearing a Kimono and holding Masks
Planning Napoleon's Coronation
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Jehan Georges Vibert or Jean Georges Vibert (30 September 1840 – 28 July 1902) was a French academic painter.[1]
Biography
He was born in Paris, the son of engraver and publisher Théodore Vibert, and grandson of the influential rose-breeder Jean-Pierre Vibert. He began his artistic training at a young age under the instruction of his maternal grandfather, engraver Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet. Vibert was more interested in painting than engraving and entered the studio of Félix-Joseph Barrias and eventually the École des Beaux-Arts when he was sixteen. He remained at the École for six years under the instruction of historic painter François-Edouard Picot.
Vibert debuted at the Salon of 1863 with La Sieste (The Siesta) and Repentir (Repentance).
During the Franco-Prussian War, Vibert became a sharpshooter and was wounded at the battle of Malmaison in October 1870. He was awarded the Légion d’Honneur and became a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in recognition of his sacrifice. He became an Officier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1882.
Vibert submitted work to the Salon until 1899. The popularity of his works spread, notably in America, and fetched high prices including commissions from John Jacob Astor IV and William Vanderbilt. A large collection of works by Vibert was amassed by the heiress May Louise Maytag on behalf of then bishop of Miami Coleman Carroll, who greatly fancied them. This large cache was then donated to the Florida seminary St. John Vianney College in Miami. At this location the extremely impressive collection has had a somewhat checkered conservation history, as well as exhibition history due to the discomfiture of later bishops with the seeming anti-clericalism of the paintings (lighthearted debaucheries, etc.).
Gallery
Preparations for the procession, oil on canvas
A Fine Point by Jehan Georges Vibert
The Church in Danger by Jehan Georges Vibert
The Preening Peacock by Jehan Georges Vibert
The Marvelous Sauce, painting by Jehan Georges Vibert, ca. 1890, Albright-Knox Art Gallery
The Diet, painting by Jehan Georges Vibert, private collection
The Fortune Teller, painting by Jehan Georges Vibert, private collection
References
"Vibert, Georges". Appletons' Cyclopaedia for 1902. NY: D. Appleton & Company. 1903. p. 520.
Artist Biography - Rehs Galleries, Inc. at www.rehsgalleries.com
External links
Works by or about Jehan Georges Vibert at Internet Archive
Vibert at the Albright Knox Art Gallery
Vibert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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