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| Abel-Dominique Boyé (1864–1934) | ||||||||||
| Boyé, an artist of the Belle Époque, was born in Marmande and trained with Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, though his paintings show little trace of his teacher’s style. From 1884 he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, later showing work at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris and in other European cities. Well regarded in his lifetime, he was known for paintings of elegant women in idealised settings, often portraying nymphs in gardens and wooded landscapes, painted in bright, warm tones. Boyé's fluid brushwork brought a softness that accentuated the grace of his figures. He was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1930, and his works are now held in museums in Agen, Bordeaux, and Narbonne. He died in in Levallois-Perret. | ||||||||||
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