Théodore Jourdan

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Théodore Jourdan (c. 1902)

A Goatherd with Her Donkey

Théodore Antoine Louis Jourdan (29 July 1833, Salon-de-Provence – 3 January 1908, Marseille) was a French painter of rural genre scenes.

Biography[]

He began his studies at the  [fr] and completed them in the workshops of Émile Loubon, in Paris. His debut came at the Exposition Marseillaise of 1859 with "Une visite à Nazareth".

After 1865, he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. In 1879, he was awarded a gold medal at the Sydney International Exhibition.

He taught at his alma-mater, the École, from 1874 to 1903. His paintings were mostly created in the pastoral areas of Provence. Many of his works feature the local breed of sheep known as the  [fr].

He bequeathed nineteen large works and numerous drawings to his native village, Salon-de-Provence, in exchange for a lifetime pension, to be paid to his widow. These paintings are on display in a special gallery at the Musée de Salon et de la Crau.

His works may also be seen at the Musée Granet, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille and the  [fr].

Sources[]

• André Alauzen and Laurent Noet, Dictionnaire des peintres et sculpteurs de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Jeanne Laffitte, 2006 ISBN 978-2-86276-441-2
• Paul Masson (General ed.), Encyclopédie départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône, Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, 1913-1937, Vol. XI pp.266-267

External links[]

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