Claude-Charles Bourgonnier

Claude-Charles Bourgonnier (; 1860 – 15 June 1921) was a French painter and lithographer. He exhibited regularly at the Salon, a prominent art exhibition in Paris, and was a silver medalist at the 1900 Paris Exposition. He was also commissioned to decorate several buildings in France. In his time, Bourgonnier was described as a successful genre painter and praised for his technique and well-researched compositions.

Biography

Bourgonnier was born in Paris in 1860. He was a pupil of the painters Alexandre Cabanel, Alexandre Falguière, and Jean-François Millet. He made his debut at the Salon, a prominent Parisian art exhibition, in 1881 with a genre painting entitled La Cigale et La Fourmi (The Cicada and the Ant). After his suspension, he won a silver medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition. In 1892, Bourgonnier won a design competition for the wedding area in the city hall of Montreuil, defeating Henri Matisse and Maurice Denis. Bourgonnier also practiced lithography; some of his subjects include scenes from World War I and studies of women and children. Bourgonnier was married to , who was also a painter. He died on 15 June 1921.