author
Jacques-Émile Blanche
1861–1942
A gifted portrait painter and writer, he moved easily through the cultural worlds of Paris and London and left vivid images of many of his era’s leading artists and writers. Best known for his portraits, he also wrote memoirs and criticism that capture the feel of late 19th- and early 20th-century literary life.
4 Audiobooks
Propos de peintre, première série: de David à Degas Ingres, David, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Whistler, Fantin-Latour, Ricard, Conder, Beardsley, etc. Préface par Marcel Proust
by Jacques-Émile Blanche
Essais et portraits
by Jacques-Émile Blanche
Propos de peintre, deuxième série: Dates Précédé d'une Réponse à la Préface de M. Marcel Proust au De David à Degas
by Jacques-Émile Blanche
Aymeris
by Jacques-Émile Blanche
About the author
Born in Paris in 1861, Jacques-Émile Blanche grew up in a highly cultured household and became a largely self-taught artist. He built a successful career as a portrait painter, working in both France and England, and became known for his elegant, psychologically observant portraits.
Blanche painted a remarkable range of well-known figures, including Marcel Proust, James Joyce, Colette, and members of fashionable society. His circle connected him with major writers, musicians, and painters of his time, which helped make him not just an observer of his age but an active part of its artistic life.
He was also an accomplished writer and critic, publishing memoirs and reflections on the people and culture around him. He died in 1942, leaving behind both a visual record of his contemporaries and written recollections that still help bring that world to life.