Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier

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Galatea on the bank of the Acis (1883)
Eve and the apple (1884)

Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier (c. 1860–1905/06) was a French painter.

Life[edit]

Caucannier was born in Paris in about 1860. He studied under Isidore Pils, Jules Frédéric Ballavoine and Jules Lefebvre.[1]

He painted portraits and genre paintings in oils: an example of the latter is Jeune femme aux glycines (Young woman with wisteria'), now in a private collection. He exhibited a number of genre paintings at the Paris Salon between 1880 and 1905, including: La Femme de Potiphar ('Potiphar's Wife'), La Fourmi ('The Ant') and L'Araignée ('The Spider').[2] He became a member of the Société des Artistes Français in 1883. According to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, "His body of work is at times somewhat sickly-sweet, but nonetheless demonstrates an ability to capture light effects."[1]

He died in Paris in 1905 or 1906.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Oliver, ed. 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ Catrin 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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