Henri Zuber | |
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 Photograph of Henri Zuber by Antoine Meyer, c. 1887 | |
| Born | Jean Henri Zuber 24 June 1844 |
| Died | 7 April 1909 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | landscape |
| Awards |  Legion of Honour - Knight (1886) |
| Elected | 1869 Salon des artistes français 1884 Société d'aquarellistes français |
 Henri Zuber, Entrée du port de Gênes ("Entrance to the port of Genova"), 1876 |
 Henri Zuber, Le Troupeau de Vieux-Ferrette ("The flock of Vieux-Ferrette"), 1884 |
Jean Henri Zuber (24 June 1844 – 7 April 1909) was a French landscape painter. He was born in Rixheim, in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace. He served in the French navy from 1863 to 1868, and took part in the French campaign against Korea in 1866.[1]
Painting
Zuber entered the atelier of Charles Gleyre in 1868 and was admitted to the Salon des artistes français in 1869. In 1873 he published an account of his experiences in Korea, with his own illustrations, in the Hachette periodical Le Tour du Monde.[2]
From 1884 he is listed as a member of the Société d'aquarellistes français or "French society of watercolourists".[3]
In 1886, he was made a knight of France's Légion d'honneur.
Zuber died in Paris on 7 April 1909.[1] His grandfather was Jean Zuber, founder of Zuber & Cie in Rixheim.
See also
References
- 1 2 Ingold, Angel, ed. (1887–1888). Biographies alsaciennes avec portraits en photographie - Creator: Antoine Meyer (photographs) - [unpaginated; screen 164–168/286]. 4th Series (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ Henri Zuber (1873). "Une expédition en Corée - Le Tour du monde: Nouveau journal des voyages" (in French). Paris and London: Hachette. pp. 401–416. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022.
- ↑ Société d'aquarellistes français: Première exposition; rue Laffitte, 16: Catalogue [s.n.] (in French). Paris: Imprimerie de D. Jouaust. 1879. p. 416. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
