Artists
Pierre Georges Jeanniot
French, 1848-1934This French painter, etcher and illustrator, Pierre Georges Jeanniot is most famous for his magnificent turn-of-the-century scenes of Paris life. His artistic education began under his father, Pierre-Alexandre Jeanniot, the long time director of the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Dijon. He first exhibited his paintings and watercolors at the Paris Salon of 1872 and initially established his reputation as an artist of military scenes. Jeanniot settled permanently in Paris in 1882. He was one of the founding members and teachers of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, exhibiting at the Salon and receiving medals in 1884, 1889, and 1900.
Jeanniot was an equally talented illustrator as a painter. During the following three decades he illustrated with grand talent a large number of books including works by Maupassant. He was also a constant contributing artist to La Vie Moderne and was the Editor of Journal Amusant. In 1906 the French Government awarded Jeanniot the Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur. In both his original etchings and paintings, Jeanniot exhibited both brilliance and originality.
Exhibitions and Museums:
Musée de Nancy, France; Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon;