Gustave Jean Jacquet's Paintings
Gustave Jean Jacquet (1846 - 1909) was a French artist most renowned for his exquisite portraits of ladies and, to a lesser degree, historical subjects. He painted the latter with equal talent, but the audience desired images of beautiful heroines, who, according to the artist's contemporaries' memoirs, "passing from beneath Gustave Jean Jacquet's brush appeared so lovely and inspired that it was hard to take your eyes off and think about something else."
Gustave Jean Jacquet was a favoured pupil of the renowned French painter and notable exponent of academicism William Adolphe Bouguereau [1] , [2] , who "demonstrated tremendous competence in the capacity to convey all the attractions of women in the face and form," as the master often stated. It is a stretch to say that Bouguereau had favourite students, because he withheld the composition of the paints he used from most of them and, in general, was extremely direct and harsh about everything related to art, but the master treated Gustave Jean Jacquet with respect and recognised his obvious talent, unlike many other artists around him. Jacquet adored his instructor so much that he never searched for another (it is not surprising that all of the artist's early paintings were heavily influenced by Bouguereau).
In 1865, Gustave Jean Jacquet debuted his first pieces at the Salon de Paris, where reviewers instantly recognised the young artist's potential. Paintings representing ladies got particularly favourable evaluations, and having reached the proper conclusions, Gustave Jean Jacquet proceeded to concentrate primarily in this area. The peak of Jacquet's career was in 1880, when few could deny his ability, and the Order of the Legion of Honor, which he won in 1879, was a striking affirmation of this. The artist sung of the feminine beauty and elegance of the 16th-18th centuries in his miniature canvases illustrating genre subjects, giving special attention not only to the features of his heroines, but also to the tiniest details of their clothing. Following Gustave Jean Jacquet's death, the contents of his studio, which comprised over 250 pieces of art, were auctioned off on November 29, 1909.
Gustave Jean Jacquet's paintings are now regarded treasures of fine art and the pride of galleries in Blois, Brooklyn, Chicago, New York, Paris, Rouen, and several other public and private collections. Thus, the artist Gustave Jean Jacquet's ("A Court Beauty"), 1908, private collection.
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