Germain David-Nillet

Portrait of Germain David-Nillet by Eugène Martial Simas in the Musée du Faouët

He was a pupil of Léon Lhermitte. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1889 receiving an honourable mention and was elected to the Salon in 1895 ("Sociétaire"). He was awarded a silver medal at the great Paris Exposition universelle of 1900 and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He also won a gold medal in Munich in 1892, received an honourable mention in Madrid in 1893, and gold medals in Rouen in 1897 and Amsterdam in 1899.[1] In 1934 the Salon of the Société nationale des beaux-arts staged a retrospective exhibition of his work.[1] He was a "genre" painter. He met with Maurice Denis whilst in Saint-Brieuc.[1]

Paintings by David-Nillet include-

• "Autoportrait de face, barbe et moustache". This work is held by the Paris Musée du Louvre département des Arts.
• "Calvaire de Tronoen (Morbihan)". This work is held in Nantes' Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Façade de la cathédrale de Rouen, 1ère étude". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Façade de la cathédrale de Rouen. 2ème étude". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "La Cathedral de Chartres". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "La Cathedral de Rouen". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Le Jube de la Chapelle Saint Fiacre au Faouët". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Le Labourer et Ses Enfants". This work is held in the Le Puy-en-Velay Musée Crozatier.
• "Le nouvea Ne". This work is held in Troyes' Musée d'art d'archéologie et de sciences naturelles.
• "Leon Lhermitte". This work is held in the Musée d'Orsay.
• "Les grandes Arbres". This work is held in Anger's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "La Veuve". This work is held in Pau's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "La soupe". This work is held in Paris' Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques.
• "La visite au malade". This work is held in Paris' Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques.
• "Le Bénédicité". This work is held in Nantes' Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Maternite, Bretonne allaitant son Enfants". This work is held in Rouen's Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Oliviers à Cagnes (Var)". This work is held in Nantes' Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Portail de l'Eglise de Caudebec". This work is held in Rouen's Tribunal de Commerce.
• "Peines de la vie". This work is held in Paris' Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques.
• "Place du Faouet, le soir". This work is held in Nantes' Musée des beaux-arts.
• "Vieille Femme Priant". This work is held in the Musée d'Orsay.
• "Vieille femme priant, assise devant une fenêtre". This work is held in Paris' Musée du Louvre département des Arts graphiques.

• "Eglise Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois". This painting is held in the Issoire Mairie.
• "Eglise Saint-Bonnet à Bourges". This painting is held by the Ministère des postes in Paris.[2]

Some of David-Nillet's works are shown below.

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  Germain David-Nillet's "La Tour carrée". Can be seen in Saint-Guénolé in Penmarc'h.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "La place plantée". This oil on canvas is held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "Un vieux chouan" or "Breton à table" Painted around 1906, this oil on canvas is held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "Chapelle Saint-Fiacre". Painted in 1908 this oil on canvas is held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "La maison de Marion du Faouët". This oil on canvas dates to around 1913 and is held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "Rassemblement devant la mairie du Faouët". Held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "L'église du Faouët après l'incendie, vue du clocher". Dates to 1917. Held in the parish of Faouët's collection.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "Le jour des pauvres". A 1920 painting held by the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "La Chapelle des Ursulines et l'Hôtel du Lion d'Or". Held in the Musée du Faouët.
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  Germain David-Nillet's "Le fil cassé".

Some photographs of David-Nillet's work.[3]