René Fontayne [SEP] place of birth
René Fontayne
René Fontayne (born in Vergèze, died in Vergèze), was a French painter and illustrator .
Biography.
René Fontayne's artistic career began to take off during the fertile period between the two world wars. Born in Vergèze, in the Gard, on 3 January 1891, he graduated from the École Municipale des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes in 1910, and in 1912 went to Paris on a national scholarship to further his talent as a painter and decorative artist, a talent that would come to
five canvases, inspired by his travels in the Gard, Aude, Aveyron and Tarn.
Exhibitions.
- "René Fontayne" - 20 October - 10 November 1933, Nouvelle Galerie Simonson, Paris
- "Rétrospective René Fontayne" - 1954, Galerie Van Ryck, Paris
- "French Naturalist Painters 1890-1950" - 12 June - 7 July 2012, The Fleming Collection, London
References.
- P. -R. Roland Marcel, "Le tapis moderne", in La Renaissance de l’Art Français,