J. Maurice Reymond de Broutelles (born Maurice Reymond, de Broutelles is his spouse name,[1] and sometimes also given as "de Brouteilles", 25 April 1862 17 November 1936[2]) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, and engraver who worked in Paris, France.

Born in Geneva, Reymond studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Henri Chapu and Félix Joseph Barrias.[3] In 1889, he married Caroline de Broutelles,[1] the soon-to-be founder and editor of fashion magazine La Mode Pratique.,[4] taking her name as his own.

Reymond had his atelier in Paris, where he frequently presented his works at expositions. At the Expositions Universelles in Paris in 1889 and in 1900 he was awarded a bronze and a silver medal for his works, respectively. He died in Paris at the age of 74.[5]

Selected works

Sculptures:

Paintings:

  • Nue assise dans les fleurs, nude painting, 1922.

References

  1. 1 2 wedding in 1889, in the newspaper Le Matin
  2. Vollmer, H.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler, vol. IV, E. A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1958; entry "Reymond (de Broutelles), J. Maurice".
  3. Bénézit, 1999 edition, vol. 11, entry "Reymond de Broutelles, J. Maurice".
  4. Anonymous (1907), "Mme C. de Broutelles", in Hachette et Cie (ed.), Le Prix "Vie heureuse" (in French), pp. 8–9, retrieved 16 November 2022
  5. Veillon, P.: "Reymond de Brouteilles, Maurice", in Brun, C.: Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon, Verlag von Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1908.


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