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Luc-Olivier Merson
Luc-Olivier Merson

Luc-Olivier Merson

French, 1846-1920
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Luc-Olivier Merson was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs.

Born Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson in Paris, France, he grew up in an artistic household, the son of Charles-Olivier Merson, a painter and art critic. He studied under Gustave Chassevent at the École de Dessin and then Isidore Pils at the École des Beaux-Arts. Merson had his first work exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1866 and three years later was awarded the Prix de Rome. During the five years spent working in Italy, he concentrated on religious and historical subjects for his art.

Back in France, in 1875 he won the first-prize medal at the exhibition by the Société des artistes français. Notre-Dame de Paris, one of Merson's best-known paintings, was created in 1881 as a result of the huge popularity of the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. With its mystical Gothic imagery, its style reflects the influence of the then evolving Symbolist movement.

Merson did major decorative commissions for such institutions as the Palais de Justice, the Louis Pasteur Museum, and the mosaic in the chancel vault in the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur. He also did the artwork for stained-glass windows, an example of which can be found in the Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His profile was raised considerably after being awarded a gold medal for his painting at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, and in 1892 he was elected to the Académie des beaux-arts.

Merson died in Paris in 1920, his work largely forgotten as a result of the overwhelming popularity of the avant-garde art forms as seen in the works of the Impressionists and other artistic movements. Named as a Knight of the Legion of Honor during his life, he was elevated to the level of Commander posthumously.

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La Danse

La Danse (1889)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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La Mer de Bretagne

La Mer de Bretagne (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
La Mer de Bretagne

La Mer de Bretagne (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
La nature et les reve

La nature et les reve (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
La Nature

La Nature (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
la Renaissance

la Renaissance (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Les Conquerants

Les Conquerants

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Lettre ornée N

Lettre ornée N

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Lettre ornée R.

Lettre ornée R. (1885)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
L’Orient et les Tropiques

L’Orient et les Tropiques (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
L’Orient et les Tropiques

L’Orient et les Tropiques (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Persee, Andromede

Persee, Andromede (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Persee, Andromede

Persee, Andromede (1895-1907)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Salon de 1884, projet de couverture

Salon de 1884, projet de couverture (1884)

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
Illustration
Alberich and the Rhinemaidens

Alberich and the Rhinemaidens

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Acteur répétant un rôle pour une scène médiévale

Acteur répétant un rôle pour une scène médiévale

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Etude de drapé sur un personnage de trois-quarts de dos, en tailleur, et étude d’une manche

Etude de drapé sur un personnage de trois-quarts de dos, en tailleur, et étude d’une manche

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Etude de face de fillette nue debou

Etude de face de fillette nue debou

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Etude de femme à demi-couchée

Etude de femme à demi-couchée

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Etude de femme drapée et étude de la draperie

Etude de femme drapée et étude de la draperie

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Etude de nu

Etude de nu

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Femme nue

Femme nue

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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Page de couverture pour la mélodie Le sommeil de Jésus

Page de couverture pour la mélodie Le sommeil de Jésus

Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920)
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