User:Doremi391/Gaston Bussière (painter)

Gaston Bussière
Gaston Bussière in 1889
Born	24 April 1862 Cuisery
Died	29 October 1928 Saulieu
Nationality	French
Education	School of Fine Arts of Paris

Gaston Bussiere was a French painter, who was born on 24 April 1862 and died 29 October 1928.

Biography

Bussière studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lyon before entering the School of Fine Arts of Paris. In Paris, he studied under Alexandre Cabanel then under Pierre Puvis de Chavannes . In 1884, he won the Marie Bashkirtseff Prize. In 1885, he displayed his works at the Salon.

Close to Gustave Moreau, he was inspired by Hector Berlioz, William Shakespeare and Richard Wagner. He made the illustrations of works of Honoré de Balzac, Théophile Gautier, and Oscar Wilde. He has also illustrated works of Gustave Flaubert and contributed to the magazine Le Monde moderne .

Shortly close to Joséphin Peladan, Bussière displayed his works at the Salon of the Rose-Cross between 1893 and 1895 .

The Museum of Ursulines in Macon keeps a collection of his works.

Gallery

• Yseult the blonde, museum of Ursulines, Mâcon
  Yseult the blonde, museum of Ursulines, Mâcon
• Exotic dancers, circa 1880
  Exotic dancers, circa 1880
• Revelation, 1894, Thomas Henry Museum
  Revelation, 1894, Thomas Henry Museum
• Salammbo, 1907
  Salammbo, 1907
• The Nereids, 1927
  The Nereids, 1927
• Joan of Arc, the Predestined
  Joan of Arc, the Predestined
• Two children with flower crowns
  Two children with flower crowns

Connections

• Inventory of the artist's paintings, Mona Lisa database
• Biography on the site of the museums of Burgundy

Notes and references

[[Category:French painters]] [[Category:19th century births]] [[Category:20th century deaths]] [[Category:Art]] [[Category:Painting]] [[Category:Symbolist]] [[Category:Born in 1862]] [[Category:Died in 1928]]