Paul Jean Gervais

Paintings

Jean Paul Gervais (1859-1936) was a French painter born in Toulouse.
biography

He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and then Paris, where he was a pupil of Jean-Leon Gerome and Gabriel Ferrier. Member of French artists, he obtained numerous awards.

History painter of allegorical and genre scenes, which at that time a great reputation, he received numerous commissions for public murals compositions but also private: Ministry of Colonies in Paris, Casino de Monaco, Nice, Capitole de Toulouse.
works

Works by this artist in the Hall of Famous at the Capitole in Toulouse:
Apollo and the Arts (1897)
Dura lex sed lex (1905)
The Fountain of Youth (1908)

The wedding hall of the Capitol is decorated by the artist.

For the commands to the City Council Chambers of Saint-Ouen, the artist chooses to treat the village, industrial activities and the racecourse (which, in 1917, no longer exists) in a realistic style, with scenes very vivid and colorful life audonienne to the late nineteenth century, using bright colors and shimmering, and Saint-Ouen giving a beautiful image, especially since all is done in a country at war and that thousands of Audoniens are mobilized. The paintings have been restored and remounted classified historic monument since 1993.
Paul Jean Gervais also works in Besançon (ceiling of the courtroom of solemn Courthouse).

external link

Paul Jean Gervais on the website of the Mayor of Toulouse

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