Emmanuel Benner

Emmanuel Benner (28 March 1836, in Mulhouse – 23 September 1896, in Nantes) was a French Academic painter and draughtsman. The son of the painter Jean Benner-Fries, he was twin to fellow artist, Jean Benner, and the uncle of the painter Emmanuel Michel Benner, Jean's son.[1][2] Like his twin brother, he was portrayed by fellow Alsatian, Jean-Jacques Henner.

Emmanuel Benner
Benner in 1890 (painting by Jean-Jacques Henner, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse)
Born(1836-03-28)March 28, 1836
Mulhouse, France
DiedFebruary 23, 1896(1896-02-23) (aged 59)
Nantes, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
NationalityFrench
Known forNude paintings
Notable workMary Magdalene in the Desert
Lakeside Dwelling
StyleAcademic art

Biography

Emmanuel Benner studied under his father, and under Jean-Jacques Eck (1812–1887)[3] at the School for industrial design (école de dessin industriel) of Mulhouse, then in Paris with Henner and with Léon Bonnat. He started exhibiting paintings at the Salon de Paris in 1867 and would do so regularly until his death.[4][5] The Benner twins also collaborated as designers with their other fellow Alsatian, ceramist and potter Théodore Deck.[6] Their styles being very similar, they occasionally worked together on a painting, such as the Allégorie de l’Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1878, filled with beautiful women, one of their favourite subjects.[7]

Benner is buried with his brother and his nephew in the family tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris.[8]

Collections

Benner's work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[9] the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse, the Walters Art Museum,[10] the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,[11] the Unterlinden Museum,[12] the Musée d'Orsay,[13] among others.

References
  1. Oberlé, Raymond (1983). "BENNER Emmanuel". alsace-histoire.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. Oberlé, Raymons (1983). "BENNER Emmanuel Michel". alsace-histoire.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. Oberlé, Raymond. "ECK Jean-Jacques". alsace-histoire.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. "Emmanuel Benner Nu étendu". sothebys.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. Dubois-Brinkmann, Isabelle (November 2019). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse. Œuvres choisies. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse. p. 41. ISBN 978-2-36701-186-8.
  6. "Dish". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. "JEAN ET EMMANUEL BENNER (Mulhouse 1836 - Paris 1906) et (Mulhouse 1836 - Nantes 1896) Allégorie de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1878". drouot.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. "BENNER Emmanuel (1836-1896)". appl-lachaise.net. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. "Dish, decorated by Emmanuel Benner". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. "Emmanuel Benner II". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "Emmanuel Benner, 1836". Navigart. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. "Une famille a l'age de pierre, Benner, Emmanuel". L'agence Photo, Grande Palais. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. "Saint Jerome". Musee d'Orsay. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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