Francois Chifflart
Pericles at the Deathbed of his Son
Ulysses recognized by Eurycléa
François-Nicolas Chifflart (21 March 1825, Saint-Omer - 19 March 1901, Paris) was a French painter, designer and engraver.
Biography
His father was a locksmith, who was also known for his skill as a carver and worked for Louis Fiolet, a notable manufacturer of earthenware tobacco pipes.[1] He introduced his son to the art of metal engraving.
François began studying at the municipal school of design at an early age. In 1844, he entered the École des Beaux-arts and became a student of Léon Cogniet. He took third place in the competition for the Prix de Rome in 1850 for his painting "Zénobie sur les bords de l'Araxe" (Zenobia on the Banks of the Aras) then, the following year, was awarded first place[2] for "Périclès au lit de mort de son fils" (Pericles at the Deathbed of his son).
Shortly after, he rebelled against the Academicism of the time, focusing more on designing and engraving. His illustrations for Faust were especially notable and were praised by Baudelaire. Later, he made the acquaintance of Victor Hugo and began a new career as an illustrator in 1867.[2] He helped design illustrations for Hugo's Toilers of the Sea (engraved by Fortuné Méaulle) and a new edition of the The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
He lost most of his clientele when he began to harshly criticize Napoleon III during the Franco-Prussian War,[3] and sank into an oblivion from which he never fully recovered. Despite this, a street in Saint-Omer has been named after him.
Selected works
Conscience, from
La Légende des siècles
Pericles at the
Deathbed of his Son
Cholera in Paris
Portrait of Victor Hugo
References
Champfleury, Bibliographie céramique: nomenclature analytique de toutes les publications faites en Europe et en Orient sur les arts et l'industrie céramiques depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours, A. Quantin, 1881
Exhibition notes @ the Musée d'Orsay.
Biographical notes @ the Saint-Omer website.
Further reading
Louis Noël, François Chifflart, Peintre et Graveur Français 1825-1901, Sa Vie - Son Œuvre (His life and work) Vandroth-Fauconnier, 1902 (with a catalog raisonné).
Pierre Georgel, François Nicolas Chifflart 1825-1901 (exhibition catalog) Musée de l'hôtel Sandelin, 1972
Valérie Sueur (ed.), François Chifflart, graveur et illustrateur (exhibition catalog) Musée d'Orsay, 1993 ISBN 2-7118-2920-0
Didier Rykner, Des dessins de Chifflart acquis parle Musée de l'hôtel de Sandelin, in La Tribune de l'Art 25 January 2013. Online.
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