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1893 |
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1972 |
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The son of the great second generation Impressionist, Henri Martin, Jacques Martin-Ferrieres was born in 1893. |
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He became known as a painter of portraits and landscapes after periods of study under Cormon, Ernest Laurent, and last but not least, Henri Martin. |
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He exhibited regularly in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français and was able to submit work without vetting. |
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At the Salon he received a honourable mention in 1920, a silver medal in 1923, and a travel scholarship in 1924. |
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He received the national prize in 1925, before finally being awarded a gold medal in 1928. |
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He was also awarded The Legay-Lebrun prize (Prix de L’Institut). In 1965 he exhibited in Paris in an exhibition of Venetian landscapes and snow landscapes. |
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His style can be summarised briefly by his use of thick impasto which created a surface of great vitality and a wonderful basis for his experimentation with the effects of light. |
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