Albert Aublet

Albert Aublet
Born Albert Louis Aublet
(1851-01-18)January 18, 1851
Died March 1937 (aged 86)
Known for Painting

Albert Louis Aublet (January 18, 1851 – March, 1937) was a French artist and painter.[1]

Life

Aublet was trained in the studios of Claudius Jacquand and Jean-Léon Gérôme. He exhibited at the Salon in 1873, and later received an honorable mention in 1879 and a third-place medal in 1880. He also received accolades internationally, and won a medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He received the Legion of Honour in 1890. He was the president of the Société des Artistes de Tunis, and did stereotypical portraits of Tunisian and Middle Eastern women.[2]

Aublet's son, Louis Aublet, was an architect. He married Marie-Germaine Ablett, daughter of William Ablett.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Funeral announcement for Albert Aublet". Le Figaro. 5 March 1938. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ Thornton, Lynne (1994). Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting. p. 184.
  3. ↑ Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués (323): 2. 1 April 1931. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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