Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 – October 4, 1935) was a French Impressionist painter and commercial artist noted for his paintings of Parisian life during the Belle Époque.
Jean Béraud Art
- A Game of Billiards
- A Morning Stroll
- A Swordswoman
- At the Bistro
- Au Café
- Boulevard des Capucines
- Bridge of Art
- Envole d'un Biplan Type Wright
- First Communion
- Home, Driver!
- La Pierrette
- La rue de la paix
- Le Bal Mabile
- Le Boulevard St. Denis, Paris
- Parisienne Au Rond Point Des Champs-Elysees
- Representation at the Theatre des Varietes
- The Departure of the Bourgeois
- The Drinkers
- The Letter
- The Milliner on the Champs-Elysées
- The Swordswoman
- The Wait
- Women Skating
- Young Parisienne
- Young woman crossing the boulevard
Jean Béraud Biography
Béraud became a student of Léon Bonnat, and exhibited his paintings at the Salon for the first time in 1872. However, he did not gain recognition until 1876, with his On the Way Back from the Funeral. He exhibited with the Society of French Watercolorists at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. He painted many scenes of Parisian daily life during the Belle Époque in a style that stands somewhere between the academic art of the Salon and that of the Impressionists. He received the Légion d'honneur in 1894.
Béraud's paintings often included truth-based humour and mockery of late 19th century Parisian life, along with frequent appearances of biblical characters in then contemporary situations. Paintings such as Mary Magdalene in the House of the Pharisees aroused controversy when exhibited, because of these themes.
Towards the end of the 19th century, Béraud dedicated less time to his own painting but worked on numerous exhibition committees, including the Salon de la Société Nationale.
Béraud never married and had no children. He died in Paris on October 4, 1935, and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery beside his mother.