Biography André Castaigne

1 biography

1.1 career
1.2 american career
1.3 return france

biography

andré castaigne son of jean eusèbe joseph castaigne (1828–1902), himself painter, , mathilde debouchaud. brother joseph jean destrains castaigne (1859–1923) poet. in 1878, began studies @ académie suisse. after few months transferred académie des beaux-arts 2 mentors taught. in cabanel s studio year before moving gérôme s studio won first place in general competition 3 times–for nude figure painting, composition, , general excellence. work selected prix de rome on 3 occasions and, although never won, compliment ten paintings selected competition.

early career

he had first exhibition in paris in 1884, whence painting dante et béatrice went on tour new orleans received great deal of attention. in 1887 exhibited huge painting, 5 yards four, deluge, later placed in municipal gallery of native city angoulême. in 1888, painted portrait of vicomte de dampierre in hunting jacket , in 1889 created painting titled after combat, later acquired peabody gallery in baltimore.

american career

castaigne in 1893 anonymous member of charcoal club of baltimore

castaigne spent 6 months in england, went united states in 1890 , remained until 1895. became director of art school in baltimore called charcoal club , under direction school, had been in decline, flourished , became 1 of best art schools in region. painted several notable portraits first year in america. in 1891, began illustrating work best known american public. first work of type forty-niners ball in century magazine may 1891, followed bowery in december of same year. these images of west earned him immediate recognition master of american art form. after illustrated several of leading magazines. designs included pictures of texas cowboys in scribner s magazine—on great cattle trail (1892), part of series titled cattle trails of prairies , world s fair drawings , illustrations polly in century magazine. in 1893, painted 8 illustrations article a.c. fletcher on omaha tribe in century. illustrated b.i. wheeler s life of alexander great (1900), did on 36 paintings , drawings november 1898 october 1899. work century magazine included travelling extensively, visiting corsica (1894), italy (1895, 1896), greece (1897) , rhineland (1898) illustrate travel articles augustine birrell. century did on 160 illustrations. worked harper s magazine 1901 1913. official painter olympic games in 1896.

return france

the taming of bucephalus—one of castaigne s pieces on alexander great (1898–99)

on return france in 1895, became instructor in académie colarossi , opened studio in paris. remained permanent european correspondent century , made trips time time american illustrations magazine. these include mammouth cave (1898) , niagara falls (1899) visited canada @ time , produced canadian rapids island. little little, photogravure replaced engraving , lithography , castaigne no longer did travel pictures after around 1910. in france, published fata morgana (1904), novel dealing art life of paris , illustrated himself. during six-year period in france divided time between winter studio in paris , summer studio in angoulême, illustrated william milligan sloane s life of napoleon bonaparte, richard whiteing s paris of to-day , bertha runkle s helmet of navarre.

while in france, castaigne principal draughtsman president of france félix faure awarded him red ribbon of legion of honour.

he died unmarried in 1929 @ clinique st. marthe in angoulême had been admitted hernia. due complications result of not obeying medical orders , getting out of bed, proved fatal.