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Luc-Olivier Merson (21 May 1846 – 13 November 1920) was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs. Christ in Majesty in Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.
Luc-Olivier Merson (21 May 1846 – 13 November 1920) was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs. Born Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson in Paris, France, he grew up in an artistic household, the son of Charles-Olivier Merson, a painter and art critic. He studied under Gustave Chassevent at the ...
- French
- May 21, 1847
- France
- November 19, 1920
Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson né à Paris le 21 mai 1846 et mort dans la même ville le 13 novembre 1920 est un peintre et illustrateur français. Biographie [ modifier | modifier le code ] Luc-Olivier Merson dans son atelier du 115, boulevard Saint-Michel à Paris .
- Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson
Luc-Olivier Merson: List of works - All Artworks by Date 1→10.
A successful artist within the French Academy, Merson never traveled to North Africa, but his use of archeological detail creates the illusion of an eyewitness account—breathing new life into a time‑honored subject. InscriptionsLower right: LVC OLIVIER-MERSON / MDCCCLXXIX.
The Wolf of Gubbio. The Wolf of Gubbio is an 1877 oil on canvas painting by Luc-Olivier Merson, [1] dedicated to his former student, collaborator and friend Adolphe Giraldon and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1878. It was acquired by its present owner, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, in 1881. [2]
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