 |
|
Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
|
 |
Félix Ziem
Vue de Venise avec le Grand Canal circa 1890
|
|
| |
|
Biography |
|
|
1821 |
|
Born in Beaune to a Croatian father and a French mother, Ziem initially studied architecture in Dijon |
|
|
1844 |
|
Traveled to Greece, Turkey and Russia, and would later travel through Belgium, Holland, England, Egypt, Hungary and Algeria |
|
|
1849 |
|
Ziem was actively exhibited in the Paris Salons throughout his career |
|
|
1938 |
|
Known for having a boisterous character, he was expelled for unruly behavior |
|
|
1939 |
|
Left for Marseille, where he was the Clerk of Works on the construction of the Marseille Canal. That same year, Ferdinand Philippe, the Duc d’Orleans, noticed Ziem’s watercolors. The Duke purchased two and commissioned the artist for a further six. This event began Ziem’s career as a professional artist. |
|
|
1842 - 1982 |
|
Spent several months each year in Venice, painting hundreds of canvases. |
|
|
|
|
aka François Georges Philibert Ziem |
|
|
|
|
return to artnet.com