Painter of the navy

In France, the title of Peintre of the Navy is granted by the Minister for defense to artists having devoted their talent to the sea, the Navy and the sailors. It can be allotted not only to painters but also to photographers, illustrators, engravers and sculptors.

Rights and preferences

The title does not grant right to any remuneration but grants certain facilities and privileges:

possibility of embarking on buildings of the National marine;
port of a uniform;
the signature of the artist on his works is followed of an anchor of marine;
membership of the Historical Service of the Navy.

The approved painters are named for three years by a jury chaired by an officer general of Navy and consisted of naval officers and titular painters . To become titular painter, it is necessary to have been approved painter more than four consecutive times.

History

The Monarchy of July inaugurates the inscription of the Painters of the Navy to the Directory in 1830 with Crepin (1722-1851) and Gudin (1802-1880). This tradition will be maintained until 1962.

A directory of the Navy devoted in 1830 Gudin and Crepin first painters of the department of the Navy to carry a permanent official title, the body grows rich into 1849 by Lepoidevin, into 1854 of Morel-Fatio. So much of artists familiar of the Living rooms remained apart from the official list like Isabey, Mozin, Gilbert or Courdouan, and after almost a half century during which three painters only were named, the body of the painters of the Navy inflated of eleven names in the decade 1880, then of five in 1890, and five others the following year. In the years 1930, Delpy, Sailor-Marie, Chain and Brenet animated brilliant promotions which made the reputation of the new French school of maritime painting.

The body of the Painters of the Navy perdure since nearly two centuries. They have also the feeling to prolong the university of painting of the seaside and the marine ciels which was impressionism, and they are honoured to have counted in their rows Marquet, Ziem, Signac and Gillot. In 1860, there exist four painters at the Department of the Navy of which Morel-Fatio; in 1900, they are thirty-two. In 1914, they are fifty and one.

It will have to be waited until 1920 so that a decree gives statute to the Painters of the Navy: the title of " Painter of the Department of Marine" is granted by the Minister for one 5 years renewable period to artists having devoted their talent to the study of the sea, the Navy and sailors. This title does not give right any remuneration but only facilities to achieve missions in the ports and on the ships as well as faculty to add an anchor to their signature. In 1924, a new decree comes to amend this: the number of the Painters of the Navy is limited to 20 and it title is conferred for one 3 years period. A biannual living room is instituted. Lastly, the decree of March 1953 alters the statute of the Painter of the Navy. It is a decree of April 2nd, 1981, which regulates today the definition and the attribution of the title of " Painter of Marine".

Painters of the Marine named since 1830 (by order of nomination)

2005 : Yann Arthus-Bertrand (photographer) - Eric Bari - Jean Lemonnier (sculptor) - Anne Smith (painter) - Dirk Verdoorn
2003: Michele Battut (painter) - Michel Bellion - Titouan Lamazou - Christian Corre - Richard Texier - Jean-Marie Zacchi
2001: Patrick Camus - John Pendray - Ronan Olier
1999: Roland Lefranc
1997: Claude Fauchère - Christoff Debusschere - Jean-Pierre the Arm - Alain Bailhache
1995: Jacques Coquillay - Christiane Rosset
1993: Paul Ambille - Pierre Courteous - F. Perhirin
1991: Marc-Pierre Berthier - Michel Jouenne - Philip Plisson - Stephan Ruais
1989: J. Cluseau Lanauve - Jean-Gabriel Montador - Michel Tesmoingt - Jean-Paul Tourbatez
1987: Michel Bernard - Michel Bez - R. Savary
1983: A. Bourrie - Jean-Marie Chourgnoz - Serge Marko
1981: Arnaud d' Hauterives - Marc Monkowicki - Claude Schurr
1979: Jean Merdy - J. Peltier - Roger Montane
1977: Michel Hertz - Jean-Jacques Morvan
1975: Jean-Pierre Alaux - François Bellec - Jean Dieuzaide - J. Courboules
1973: François Baboulet - Mr. Depré - Michel King - J. Bouyssou - Henri Plisson - Gaston Sébire - R. Yan
1963: G. Hervigo
1962: Albert Decaris
1960: Mr. Douguet
1959: Jacques Boullaire - L. Gambier
1957: Louis Chervin
1956: J. Delpech - Jean Stone
1955: R. Bezombes
1952: C. Cerny - F. Desnoyers - Jean Even - Andre Hamburg
1948: P. Dauchez - Charles Lapicque
1947: H.F. Baille - V. Barbey - F. Decaix - A. Bizette-Lindet - G. Excavation - H. of Waroquier
1945: E. Ceria - J. Helleu - A. Lemoineau - A. Marquet - L. Pascal
1944: L. - M. Bayle - Fernand Herbo - P. Christmas
1943: Lucien Martial - P. Perraudin
1942: E. Berthier de Sauvigny - J. Bouchaud - H. Cahours - H. Cristol - G. Guiraud - Mr. Laurent - Pierre Péron
1940: A. Goichon
1938: J. Maxence
1936: Albert Brenet - F. Pascal - Mr. Menardeau - P. Bertrand - L. Dalloz - P. Bompard - Roger Chain - Rene-Yves Creston - J. Sevellec - A. Verdihlan - J. Lacombe
1935: Durand Coupel de Saint Face, known as Sailor-Marie
1934: E. Blandin
1933: J. - G. Daragnes - B. Roy - P. Roy - L. Simon - Mr. Vilalta
1931: V. - L. Delpy
1930: F. Alaux
1929: Mr. Guyot, known as Guy Loe
1928: A. Silice - A. Gaussen - Mr. Gaussen
1927: J. Gaboriaux
1926: G. Alaux - J.B. Roubaux
1925: L. Madrassi - Vitalis Morin - G. Cockerel - G. Sucker
1924: E. Barbaroux - J.R. Carrière - Paul Levéré - Mr. Moisset - R. Quillivic - G. Rollin de Vertury - J. Castling - A. Theunissen - P. Leconte
1923: Llano Florez - G.F. Roussel - Of Gardier
1922: A. Dauchez - B. Lachèvre - F. Lantoine - C. Martin-Sauvaigo - J. - L. Paguenaud
1921: C. Millot alias H. Gervèse - G. Arnoux - P. Bodard - L. Bonamici - E. - L. Gillot - P. Morchain - R. Pinard - H. - E. Stone-block - P. - E. Lecomte - Mathurin Méheut - Frederic Montenard
1919: A. Matisse
1918: A. Russet-red-Fox - L. Haffner - J. Lancelin - H. Lebasque
1917: G. Taboureau, known as Sandy Hook
1916: Mr. Maufra - L. Jonas - R. Desouches
1915: Paul Signac
1914: A. Nivard - C. Cazes
1912: L. - E. Dolphin - F. Salkin
1911: L. Laurent-Gsell - A. Moreaux
1910: A. Chanteau - G. Hunk - F. - H. Gauthier - L.P. Felix - H. Farre - Eugene François Deshayes 1909: R. Dumont-Duparc
1908: E. Berthélémy - E. Knight - A. Delaistre - Charles Fouqueray
1906: P. Gatier - A. Sébille
1905: G. Fraipont - L.E. of Jarny - Mr. Noire - F. Olivier - F. Guey
1904: G. - H Aubain - P. Place-Canton - A. Berthon
1903: F. Regamey
1902: P. - H. Simons
1901: Mr. Roy - Felix Ziem
1900: G. Galland - F. Legout-Gerard - P. Merwart - R. of Villars
1899: François Charles Cachoud - E. Noirot - Mr. Perret
1898: G. Comes - A. Johanson
1896: C. Bellenger - G. Ravanne
1895: P. Marsac - P. Liot
1893: T. Poilpot
1892: Harvest
1891: E. Maillart - L. Dumoulin - E. Chigot - P. Jobert - P. Bertrand
1890: L. Dressmaker - G. the Seneshal of Kerdreoret - A. Marcottes de Quivières - O. of Champeaux - Boulaye - E. of Argence
1889: E. Dolphin
1888: Mr. NR. Saulnier of Pinelais
1887: G. Bourgain
1886: T. Weber
1885: Gaston. Roullet - E. Adam
1883: Mr. Willenich - Pompom
1882: L. the Peak - P. Gaillard - Lepinay
1880: F. - P. Barry
1876: F. Russet-red
1875: C. Longueville
1867: P. of Crisenoy
1854: A. Morel-Fatio
1849: E. Poidevin, known as Lepoidevin
1830: Louis-Philippe Crepin - J.T. Gudin

See too

External bonds

Official site

Site of the Painters of the Navy

Other sites

Net-Navy Associations on the National marine
National museum of the Navy

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