Antoine Roux
Antoine Roux, Jean-Baptiste du Havre in Marseille harbour, watercolor, Marseille Naval Museum |
| Birth name |
Roux, Ange-Joseph Antoine |
| Born |
1765
Marseille, France |
| Died |
1835
Marseille, France |
| Nationality |
France |
| Field |
Painting, Drawing |
| Movement |
Marine art |
Ange-Joseph Antoine Roux, "Antoine Roux" (1765–1835) was a French fine art painter who specialised in maritime painting, sometimes referred to as marine art. Roux came from a family of artists and primarily worked in Marseille. Early in life he was apprenticed to his father, Joseph Roux (1752–93), an hydrographer as well as an artist in his own right, spending his leisure hours painting and drawing.[1][2] All Antoine's four children followed in his artistic footsteps, with his three sons becoming known for their painting as well. One son, Francois Joseph Frederic Roux (1805–1870), 'Frederic', was apprenticed to Horace Vernet, while another, Francois Geoffroi Roux (1811–1882), 'Francois', was appointed in 1876 as an official Peintre de la Marine. [1][3]
Museum collections
Further reading
- Bres, Louis, A Dynasty of Marine Painters: Antoine Roux and his Sons in Johnson, Alfred, (Transl.), Ships and Shipping: A Collection of Pictures Including Many American Vessels Painted by Antoine Roux and His Sons, Marine Research Society, Pub. Num. 9, Salem MA, 1925.
- Marine Painters of Marseille, Including a Catalogue of the Roux Family Paintings, Peabody Museum, Salem MA, 1978. 73 p., 141 illus., 12 in color.
References
- ^ a b The Sketchbooks of Antoine Roux, Peabody Essex Museum, 2006.
- ^ French galley at Marseilles (PAG9744), National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
- ^ Cordingly, David, Ships and Seascapes: An Introduction to Maritime Prints, Drawings and Watercolours, Philip Wilson, 2003, p. 155. ISBN 9780856674846.
- ^ Toll, Ian W., Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy, Frontispiece, 2006. ISBN 9780393330328.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Roux, Antoine |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1765 |
| Place of birth |
Marseille, France |
| Date of death |
1835 |
| Place of death |
Marseille, France |