Edgar Chahine

Edgar Chahine
Էդգար Շահին
Edgar Chahine (1905)
BornOctober 31, 1874
Vienna, Austria
DiedMarch 18, 1947(1947-03-18) (aged 72)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materCollegio Armeno Moorat-Raphael
Occupation(s)Illustrator, Painter, Engraver

Edgar Chahine (Armenian: Էդգար Պետրոսի Շահին: 31 October 1874, in Vienna – 18 March 1947, in Paris) was a French painter, engraver, and illustrator of Armenian descent.[1]

Biography

Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna but moved to Constantinople at a very young age. There he began his studies under the financial support of his father who was the director of the Ottoman Bank. His artistic abilities were soon noticed by his professor, Melkon Tiratzuyan, who advised him to pursue his studies in Italy in order to participate in a more active artistic environment. He then moved to Venice, where he attended the prestigious Armenian lyceum Collegio Armeno Moorat-Raphael. He studied under Antonio Ermolao Paoletti at the renowned Academia di Belle Arti.[1] After gaining much experience in Italy, he then moved to Paris in 1895. He enrolled at the Académie Julian, and had successful exhibitions at the Society of French Artists. His first painting to be exhibited at the Paris Salon“Société des artistes français ” was a portrait of a beggar. It was displayed in 1896.[2] Chahine continued to have exhibitions at the Salon until 1899. In these exhibitions, Chahine included his art series called "Lamentable Life" which features the tables of poor people. In 1900, his prints earned him a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. In 1903, he won another gold medal at the Venice Biennale.[2] He became a naturalized French citizen in 1925 and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1932. In 1926, many of Chahine's prints were destroyed in a fire. A flood in 1942 destroyed many more.[citation needed]

Legacy

In 1928 a museum in Crouttes–Vimoutiers, the Musée Chahine, was named after him.

References

  1. ^ a b "Edgar Chahine". International Fine Print Dealers Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Artist Edgar Chahine and "La Belle Époque"". Art Gallery Belian. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  • Benoît Noël, préface de Wanda Polat, Edgar Chahine peintre-graveur 1874–1947, Ste Marguerite des Loges, Éditions BVR, 2008
  • Uhla Ehrendväld et al., Catalogue de l'exposition Chahine – Paris, Paris, Musée Carnavalet, 1982.
  • Charles Pérusseaux et al., Catalogue de l'exposition Edgar Chahine – peintre-graveur, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 1980.
  • Marcello et Rosalba Tabanelli, Catalogue de l'œuvre gravé d'Edgar Chahine, Milan, Il mercante di stampe editore, 1975.
  • Claude Blaizot et Jean Edouard Gautrot, Chahine Illustrateur – Catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, Librairie Auguste Blaizot, 1974.