François de Hérain

François de Hérain (10 November 1877 – 28 May 1962) was a French painter, sculptor and engraver.[1] He did many paintings of scenes in French Algeria and Morocco.[2][3] He was the author of several art books. He won the Prix Charles Blanc from the Académie française for Peintres et sculpteurs écrivains d’art in 1961.[4] His wife later married Marshal Philippe Pétain.[2]

François de Hérain
Born(1877-11-10)10 November 1877
Paris, France
Died28 May 1962(1962-05-28) (aged 84)
Paris, France
OccupationPainter, sculptor, engraver
Spouse(s)Eugénie Hardon
ChildrenPierre de Hérain
Parent(s)Pierre Paul Dehérain

He lived in Paris and Les Baux de Provence, where a square has his name, Place François de Hérain.[5]

References
  1. "François de Hérain (1877-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. Bonnichon, Philippe; Gény, Pierre, eds. (2012). Présences françaises outre-mer, XVIe-XXIe siècles: Science, religion et culture. Paris: KARTHALA Editions. p. 487. ISBN 9782811107376. OCLC 847557177.
  3. Thornton, Lynne (1994). La femme dans la peinture orientaliste. Paris: ACR Edition. p. 184. OCLC 638756771.
  4. "François de HÉRAIN". Académie française. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Place François de Hérain in Les Baux-de-Provence". www.streetdir.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.


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