Charite Henri Martin Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin 2012.1.16
Summary
Français : Charité par Henri Martin, musée de Cahors Henri-Martin, 2012.1.16
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin (1860–1943) was an Post-impressionist painter trained at the École des Beaux-Arts under Jules Joseph Garipuy (1817-1893) - the Director at the Toulouse Museum and a Beaux-Arts Academy professor. The first painting showing his new technique was Fête de la Fédération, exhibited in 1889, which earned in a gold medal. Martin was commissioned in 1895 to decorate several rooms of the new Paris town hall for which he was awarded the Medal of the Légion d’Honneur, the highest honor that can be awarded to a civilian.
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Date
1943
Source
Photothèque du Musée de Cahors Henri Martin
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public domain