Born in Hamburg, Ferdinand Heilbuth became a naturalized French in 1876. He was already a well known painter in Paris by then.
Ferdinand Heilbuth had his own studio in the Rue de la Rochefoucauld in Paris. He exhibited several times at the Royal Academy in London and the Grosvenor Gallery as well as the Athenaeum in Boston in 1863, he was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1861 and officer of the same order in 1881.
He also had lived in Rome for a while where the major subject of his paintings were the cardinals. He was even called the 'peintre des Cardinaux' (painter of cardinals).
In his letter to a friend Vincent Van Gogh expressed his admiration for the artist's talent.
Ferdinand Heilbuth had his own studio in the Rue de la Rochefoucauld in Paris. He exhibited several times at the Royal Academy in London and the Grosvenor Gallery as well as the Athenaeum in Boston in 1863, he was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1861 and officer of the same order in 1881.
He also had lived in Rome for a while where the major subject of his paintings were the cardinals. He was even called the 'peintre des Cardinaux' (painter of cardinals).
In his letter to a friend Vincent Van Gogh expressed his admiration for the artist's talent.
Ferdinand Heilbuth, Woman on a river bank
Ferdinand Heilbuth. Summer Days at Giverny
Le Départ Pour La Promenade
The boat trip, gouache c. 1889
Ferdinand Heilbuth, Femme au chien
Ferdinand Heilbuth, The Music Lesson
Ferdinand Heilbuth, The Reader
Rêverie
On the Marne
Ferdinand Heilbuth, Faraway Thoughts
Ferdinand Heilbuth, In the Garden
The Nap
The Intermission
Some nice photos. And you wrote an excellent article. I agree with you. Keep it up
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos of the paintings...really an excellent post of yours...while looking at the photos I just remembered my old school days..these sort of beautiful paintings were there in our story books..
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