Painting and Sculpture

Auguste Chauvin

Auguste Adolphe Chauvin (24 October 1810 – 29 May 1884) was a Belgian painter and draughtsman. He produced religious scenes, portraits, historical and allegorical compositions, and genre scenes. In his historical works he was close to the Romantic movement, while his religious painting was strongly influenced by the Düsseldorf school. Born in Liège, Chauvin moved with his family to Aachen in 1816. He trained initially as an architect while learning the basics of drawing and painting from Jean Baptiste Bastiné. After working as a master mason for several years, he abandoned that career in 1831 to study at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Wilhelm von Schadow. From 1832 to 1841 he continued his training in Düsseldorf while spending several months each year as court painter to the prince of Neuwied. In 1841 Chauvin returned to Liège, where he was offered a teaching post at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He became its director in 1856 and also was director of the city's painting collections. He retired in 1880. Throughout his career he worked to promote German art, particularly the Düsseldorf masters, in Belgium.

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• ▸Kalighat painting
• ▸Art Institute of Chicago
• ▸Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

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