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| ARTIST: | Emile Wegelin |
| DATES: | French 1875 - 1962 |
| TITLE: | Rue de Village Ensoleillé, Vaucluse |
| MEDIUM: | Gouache |
| SIZE: | 32 x 45 cm |
| REMARKS: | Signed lower left |
| $NZ: | Category E |
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Emile WEGELIN, French 1875 - 1962 Born in Lyon on December 22 1875 to wealthy Swiss parents. One of his earliest tutors and mentors was Emile Noirot (1853-1924) a prominent artist from the Loire region. Noirot's enthusiastic support and encouragement of the young artist greatly assisted Wegelin in gaining early recognition amongst his peers. Wegelin regularly visited and worked with all the leading artists of the Lyon region. The artist who most strongly influenced Wegelin, however, was Pierre Montezin (1874-1946) with whom he studied and worked for many years. Wegelin and Montezin travelled together on numerous painting expeditions throughout France and on at least one occastion to Venice. His paintings were exhibited regarlarly at the Spring exhibition of the Societe Lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts, where he obtained First Prize in 1930. He also exhibited in Provence, Lausanne and Fribourg and a retrospective exhibition was shown at the Academy Beaux-Arts at Lyon. |
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