Eva Gonzales was born on April 19 in Paris, into the family of writer Emmanuel Gonzales, a Spaniard by birth and a musician from Belgium.
1849 - 1883
Eva Gonzales
description
A French impressionist artist, who worked in the genres of portrait, landscape, still life and storyline painting. Despite the fact that Eva Gonzales did not take part in any of the exhibitions of Impressionists, she is justly considered a prominent representative of this art movement. Her works are in the most famous museums of the world, including the Louvre.
Key ideas:
– In the works of Eva Gonzales of the early period, the influence of her mentor Edouard Manet is clearly seen. They are characterized by the predominance of colors and shades of a dark palette, as well as a sharp contrast. For example, the painting “Gornist” is considered to be Eve’s response to the picture “The Smoking Man” by Edouard Manet.
– By the mid-1879s, she managed to create her own style: her canvases became more colorful, her brush strokes became pastier and her landscapes became more optimistic.
– Her lively watercolors with smooth forms of depicted objects and subtle transitions of color harmony enjoyed tremendous success. It was these works that writer Emile Zola and naturalism theorist and journalist Jules-Antoine Castagnary admired.
1849
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1871 - 1872
1879
1883
1883
1885
The artist was born
Began to study graphics and painting
Began to study graphics and painting at the workshop of Charles Joshua Chaplin.
Became a student of the artist Edouard Manet
Became a student of the artist Edouard Manet; opened her own studio.
Participated in the Paris Salon
Participated in the Paris Salon (the annual official exposition of the Academy of Fine Arts); her painting “Horner” received positive reviews from critics.
Lived in Dieppe
Lived in Dieppe (that was the time of the Franco-Prussian war and the events of the Paris Commune), mastered landscape painting.
Married Henri Gerard.
Married a friend of Edouard Manet, graphic artist and engraver Henri Gerard.
The artist's works were exhibited at the Galerie Georges Petit
The artist’s works were exhibited at the Galerie Georges Petit, a popular exhibition venue that was an alternative to the Salon.
Eva Gonzales died of an embolism
Having given birth to a child, Eva Gonzales died of an embolism on May 5 (according to other sources – on May 6) at the age of 34 years, having lived only for five days after the death of her teacher Edouard Manet.
The retrospective exhibition of the artist's works was held
At the art salon “La Vie Moderne” (“Modern Life”), a retrospective exhibition of the artist’s works was held. 88 of her paintings were exhibited there.