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Ernest Quost

1842 – 1931

French painter

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About Ernest Quost

Lived 1842 – 1931 (aged 89). Ernest Quost was a French painter and ceramicist.

Ernest Quost (February 24, 1842 – March 24, 1931) was a French Impressionist painter of animated cityscapes, landscapes, still lifes, flowers, fruit and pastels.

Biography

He was born in Avallon (Yonne). He was probably a pupil of Horace Aumont (1839–1864) during his stay in Paris. He began at the Paris Salon in 1866 and continued to exhibit at the Salon des Artistes Francais, earning medals in 1880 and 1882, becoming an associate in 1887, and receiving a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889). He was knighted in the Legion of Honour in 1883, and promoted to officer in 1903.

Quost is a "painter of Paris", the bustling boulevards, and dances. He first made many sketches, then painted in the workshop where he was a student of Pierre Eugène Montézin. Claude Monet appreciated flowers by Quost, and Van Gogh wrote in a letter to his brother Theo, "the hollyhocks belong to Quost".

Quost died in Paris in 1931.

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Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Eugene Quost, Quost

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ernest Quost?

French painter (1842-1931)

When was Ernest Quost born?

Ernest Quost was born on 24 February 1842 in Avallon.

When did Ernest Quost die?

Ernest Quost died on 24 March 1931 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Ernest Quost's occupation?

Ernest Quost was a painter and ceramicist.

What nationality was Ernest Quost?

Ernest Quost was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ernest Quost

· Wikidata: Q3057146

· DBpedia: Ernest Quost

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